Greenpeace - MV Esperanza in Cape Town en-route to Antarctica for anti-whaling mission. 18Nov 2005

The MV Esperanza is a ship operated by Greenpeace. Previous to being a Greenpeace ship it was a fire fighter owned by the Russian navy, built in 1984. It was recommissioned in 2000 and launched in 2002 after being named Esperanza ('hope' in Spanish) by visitors to the Greenpeace website. It had undergone a major refit by Greenpeace to make it more environmentally friendly. A new helicopter deck and boat cranes were also added.
The ship has a heavy ice class, giving it the ability to work in polar regions. It has a top speed of 16 knots and an overall length of 72.3 m. This makes it the fastest and largest of the Greenpeace fleet. It is registered as a Motor Yacht.[1]
It has been involved in many campaigns, starting with the logging 'save or delete' campaign and currently in a 14 month voyage around the world designed to highlight the damage been done to the oceans.

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[ilikelazers]

@Guilhaz1 lol. the sea shepherd is a fucking joke. they pretend to do shit dumbass. don't fall victim to reality tv bullshit.

[Guilhaz1]

@insanelygr8hair Documenting the problem is an inderect way to stop it. So yeah, they've done a LOT. Though they're not doing anything right now, Sea Shepherd is.

[insanelygr8hair]

Greenpeace duz nothing xcept take pics of whale dying