Talk:Brent Spar

Anybody got any nice free use photos to illustrate this article. Greenpeace's are all educational/free use, so can't use those, and shell are "keen to move on..." :( Anilocra 17:19, 10 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Featured article
What do people think of nominating this as a Featured Article candidate? I think it's well-written, -structured and -referenced, and also a fine example of NPOV. SaintedLegion 11:28, 1 February 2006 (UTC)

I agree. This is a fine example of an article, and believe it could well be nominated. Born Acorn 18:33, 10 March 2006 (UTC)

There are some inconsistent numbers in the article. in the Aftermath section the article quotes 5000 tonnes. In the Impact of Brent Spar section the article quotes 5500 tonnes. So which is it? Good Day.

I am actually surprised that Wikipedia, that supposedly are to proof read the articles, let this one through. The emphasize of Greenpeaces lies to the public are nearly non-existing. Pressure groups must be held accountable if they don't tell the truth, and they must take the heat standing, or else it will affect all other causes that they work for. Secondly - to end the article with a biased quote from the Greenpeace leader saying that their mistake were that they were mislead by the government, Shell and the media - what is that? It was Greenpeace telling the lie, wasnt it?

Inconsistency
The "Aftermath" section says that Greenpeace's "opposition to the disposal plan was part of a larger campaign opposing the dumping of all waste into the North Sea." But there was never a plan to dispose of the Brent Spar in the North Sea -- it was to be scuppered in the North Atlantic. Dricherby (talk) 22:21, 20 September 2008 (UTC)


 * The Greenpeace corporate motto seems to be 'Never let the truth get in the way of a good campaign'. They are quite open about this, as they believe themselves to hold the moral high ground and so the end justifies the means. Brent Spar is just the best known example. --80.176.142.11 (talk) 18:35, 4 July 2009 (UTC)

Good ?
Not an expert, but this seems to have the makings of a good article eg Good article nominations, but some gaps in references probably prevent that. Doesn't seem far off though, if anyone is into getting gold stars and that sort of thing.. Content seems complete anyway.Sf5xeplus (talk) 20:59, 24 September 2010 (UTC)

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Objectivity
The article seem to miss an objective discussion with which a disposal or a mothball would be beneficial to nature and the environment. What is the scientific evidence against or in favor of disposing a human made (sub) structures (https://www.optimistdaily.com/2019/02/life-is-flourishing-on-the-substructures-of-offshore-oil-rigs/) Theking2 (talk) 16:53, 11 September 2022 (UTC)

Fatal accident
Early in its use Brent Spar was the site of a fatal accident. Not long after commissioning two workers were powerwashing the inside of the bouy when they were overcome with hydrogen sulphide gas they became unconscious and fell into the sea an attemp to rescue the workers saw further loss of life after a worker jumped in to the sea. Bodies were later found by divers working from the French registered and operated dive vessel Capalonga. I write from direct personal knowledge l was the medic on duty on Brent Alpha and was flown to Brent Spar following the accident. I was also on board the Capalonga when the first body was recovered. 194.193.41.118 (talk) 15:19, 6 February 2024 (UTC)