A drone recorded Shells massive oil rig the Polar Pioneer shortly before it departed for the Arctic to begin offshore oil drilling. The rig was met by a flotilla of kayactivists attempting unsuccessfully to stop its progress.
A drone recorded Shell's massive oil rig the Polar Pioneer shortly before it departed this morning for the Arctic to begin offshore oil drilling. The rig was met by a flotilla of kayactivists attempting unsuccessfully to stop its progress. Pangeality Productions/YouTube

As we reported earlier, Shell's Arctic drilling rig, the Polar Pioneer, left Seattle this morning, and 24 kayaktivists were detained and fined as they attempted to stop it. Here's aerial footage shot by a drone of this morning's actions: