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Blogs 13 and 14 from Oil Free Seas Flotilla
Blogs 13 and 14 from Oil Free Seas Flotilla
Two video blogs (13 and 14) came in overnight from the onboard team.
13: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOcPz5gDYUo
The Oil Free Seas Flotilla conducts a ceremony at the site where oil giant Anadarko intends to start drilling. The site is over 100 nautical miles off the west coast of New Zealand, and in waters around a kilometer and a half deep. Limestones that were given to each boat, from the Kaikoura community, are cast into the deep with a prayer from each yacht.
14: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owPz-5t9Yjw
Andy and Rosalind from the SV Balthazar talk about their reasons for joining the Oil Free Seas Flotilla. The flotilla is a coalition of individuals and boat owners who oppose deep-sea drilling and the new legislation that takes away New Zealanders' long-standing right to peacefully protest at sea.
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