Greenpeace vessels begin pole-to-pole ocean journey - in pictures

The Arctic Sunrise and the Esperanza, two Greenpeace vessels, are in Svalbard, Norway, on the first leg of a voyage from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Their mission is to highlight the threats facing the oceans and to campaign for a global treaty covering all international waters. The Protect the Oceans expedition is teaming up scientists and campaigners to research the threats of climate change, overfishing, plastic pollution, deep sea mining and oil drilling. Continue reading...