Our Ships

The Greenpeace fleet of ships is a unique asset in the battle to save planet Earth and protect the global commons. Our ships are used at the forefront of Greenpeace campaigning, often sailing to remote areas to bear witness and take action against environmental destruction.

Rainbow Warrior

The Rainbow Warrior

The third Rainbow Warrior is the first ship in our fleet designed and built specifically for Greenpeace. That means the Rainbow Warrior is not just one of the most environmentally-friendly ships ever made; she’s also a campaigner’s dream. We are thrilled she’s now fighting with us for a green and peaceful future. 
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Protect ancient forests

The Arctic Sunrise

Since 1996 the ship with no keel  has taken on icy poles and shallow rivers around the world.
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The Esperanza

The Esperanza

Launched in February 2002, the Esperanza is the largest of the Greenpeace fleet.
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Greenpeace inflatables

Our inflatables

Inflatables are often our most effective tools at sea.
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Greenpeace inflatables

The Greenpeace balloon

Our balloons have flown over the Berlin wall in 1983 and over the Nevada nuclear test site in 1987.
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The latest updates

 
Taking Stock Aboard the Rainbow Warrior

Taking Stock Aboard the Rainbow Warrior

Blog entry by Mike Baillie | August 20, 2012

Today I’m onboard the Rainbow Warrior , sailing around the coast of South Africa , and it’s given me a really great opportunity to reflect on how I got here and where it’s taking me in life.  I was born in a small town east of...

The Rainbow Warrior lights up the Rainbow Nation

The Rainbow Warrior lights up the Rainbow Nation

Blog entry by Nick Mokobane | August 16, 2012

“Nick, we need all hands on deck in 10 minutes, we are leaving Argentina and heading for South Africa!” These were the words delivered to me by fellow deckhand, Manuel, so I leapt out of my bunk, with the excitement of a 10 year old...

Madiba: My ongoing inspiration

Blog entry by Nick Mokabane | July 20, 2012

What would you do if 22 years into serving a life sentence, you were given an opportunity to be released from prison? That was the offer made to Nelson Mandela in 1985, and all he had to do to secure his release from prison was to...

Greenpeace launches a new Rainbow Warrior

Greenpeace launches a new Rainbow Warrior

Blog entry by Monica Davies | October 14, 2011

At a ceremony today in Berne-Motzen, Germany, Greenpeace launched the third version of its protest vessel the Rainbow Warrior. Purpose built as a campaigning vessel, the Rainbow Warrior carries state-of-the-art communications...

Paying homage to past, present and future Rainbow Warriors

Paying homage to past, present and future Rainbow Warriors

Blog entry by Nick Mokobane | September 14, 2011

We recently celebrated the activist life of Steve Bantu Biko who, on the 12th of September 1977, died in police custody as a result of 22 hours of brutal police torture and interrogation. His life and death are some of the reasons that...

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