Sinking of the MV Esperanza

On March 17, 2014, Greenpeace sent it's ship, the MV Esperanza into a 5-hour standoff with the USS Stockdale at Naval Base Ventura County, claiming that they used wooden logs cut from the Brazilian rainforest to build the USS Stockdale's missile launchers. The USS Stockdale, along with the USS New York, fired on the Esperanza, causing the Esperanza to slowly sink. The Esperanza sunk, causing the death of chair of Greenpeace, Ana Toni.