10 Stunning Photos of 13 Climbers Suspended From Bridge Blocking Shell Oil Vessel From Heading to Arctic

Activists hang under the St. Johns Bridge in Portland, Oregon. The climbers have enough supplies to last for several days. Photo credit: Greenpeace USA

Kayaktivists and activists hang under the St. Johns Bridge in Portland, Oregon, in an attempt to block the Shell leased icebreaker, MSV Fennica. The climbers are trying to keep the ship from passing underneath the bridge on its way to join Shell’s drilling fleet. Photo credit: Greenpeace USA

A flotilla of kayaktivists floats underneath the activists hanging from the St. Johns Bridge in a channel of the Williamette River. Photo credit: Greenpeace USA

According to the latest federal permit, the Fennica must be at Shell’s drill site before Shell can reapply for federal approval to drill deep enough for oil in the Chukchi Sea. Photo credit: Greenpeace USA

A Greenpeace climber hangs under the St. Johns Bridge in Portland, Oregon, In an attempt to block the Shell leased icebreaker, MSV Fennica. Photo credit: Greenpeace USA

Streamers float in the wind under the St. Johns Bridge In as activists hang under the bridge in an attempt to prevent the Shell leased icebreaker, MSV Fennica from joining the rest of Shell’s Artctic drilling fleet. Photo credit: Greenpeace USA

Artist Quinn Sweetman paints the scene of activists hanging under the St. Johns Bridge in Portland, Oregon. Photo credit: Greenpeace USA