Activists from the Greenpeace ship Esperanza hold a banner which reads 'Marine Reserves Now' in front of Taiwanese longliner Yu Long No.10 fishing in international waters between French Polynesia and the Cook Islands

The sea is getting rough - force 10 storm heading towards the Esperanza! [pic] #beyondoil

Shift change! It's Leila and Victor's turn to go swimming in front of Chevron's drill ship #beyondoil

The whole Espy crew is taking shifts to be in the water. It's clear ... but cold [pic] #beyondoil

The swell is getting bigger, but we're still here .. stopping deepwater drilling [pic] #beyondoil

We're still stopping it! Ben in the water today in front of Chevron's drill ship #beyondoil

It is one BIG drill ship. Was pretty scared today getting in the water, but all worth it when we stopped the ship. [pic] #beyondoil

The water was pretty chilly but the immersion suits kept us warm! [pic] #beyondoil

Getting in the way of Chevron's drill ship - it's still stopped! [pic]

Off she goes - farewell to the pod #beyondoil

Bye bye pod. 100 hours well spent stopping deep water drilling #beyondoil

The anchor of the Stena Carron, pod-less #beyondoil

Crew of the Stena Carron watch the pod being taken down #beyondoil

The pod comes down after stopping the Chevron drill ship for 100 hours #beyondoil

Climbing up to release the pod #beyondoil

Preparing to bring the pod down #beyondoil

A home away from home: Timo & Naz in the pod #beyondoil #podlove

Morning in da pod #podlove #beyondoil

All the comforts of home #podlove

Looking out from the pod