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The Rainbow Warrior

Topic | 23 April, 2008 at 12:55

Greenpeace is building the world's first purpose-built environmental campaigning ship - the new Rainbow Warrior.

Our Ships

Topic | 12 September, 2008 at 15:58

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...

Bombing 30th Anniversary

Topic | 1 July, 2015 at 2:30

Just before midnight on 10 July, 1985, French agents bombed the Rainbow Warrior. Their aim? To stop Greenpeace disrupting French nuclear testing in the Pacific. Two explosions sank the ship and killed photographer Fernando Pereira. The French...

Anti War Protest Ends in Arrests

Press release | 15 March, 2003 at 1:00

 

Greenpeace ship boarded by Spanish police in antiwar protest

Press release | 14 March, 2003 at 1:00

 

We're gonna need a bigger boat!

Feature story | 2 July, 2009 at 2:00

Our famous fleet of ships is about to get an extraordinary addition - The Rainbow Warrior III. It will be purpose built from the keel up to fight the greatest threat to the oceans and our world: climate change.

The original Rainbow Warrior

Background | 12 September, 2011 at 15:30

The original Rainbow Warrior started life as the 'Sir William Hardy' -- a fishery research trawler used by the UK Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. It was built in 1955, and was the first diesel electric ship built in the United Kingdom.

The second Rainbow Warrior

Background | 16 August, 2011 at 12:07

She's been bombed, impounded, rammed by government ships, raided by police... and loved by millions of people. After 52 years at sea (21 years as a Greenpeace campaigning ship), the Rainbow Warrior II retired from her Greenpeace life on August...

The French Spy Story

Background | 9 July, 2010 at 23:25

Nothing is ever true, so the saying goes, until it has been officially denied. The French Government terrorist bombing of the Greenpeace ship the Rainbow Warrior is a classic case.

Rainbow Warrior aids tsunami survivors

Feature story | 3 January, 2005 at 1:00

Our ship, the Rainbow Warrior, is helping medical aid organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) to get relief supplies to parts of Indonesia devastated by the Indian Ocean earthquake.

Rainbow Warrior delivers MSF aid to Beirut

Feature story | 7 August, 2006 at 2:00

The Rainbow Warrior has returned to Larnaca, Cyprus, after its second trip to Beirut delivering a total of 60 tonnes of urgently needed humanitarian supplies on behalf of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). A further hundred tonnes are still...

Rainbow Warrior to aid MSF's humanitarian work in Lebanon

Feature story | 2 August, 2006 at 16:03

We have offered Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) the use of the Rainbow Warrior for transporting much-needed supplies to Lebanon. The vessel was already in the Mediterranean and has now docked in Larnaca, Cyprus for loading medical supplies.

Tsunami and the environment

Feature story | 10 January, 2005 at 1:00

On December 26 a massive tsunami swept through the Indian Ocean region to become arguably the largest natural disaster in living memory. Questions are now being asked: what are the environmental impacts of this tragedy? Did damaged environments...

Yellow River at Risk

Press release | 10 October, 2005 at 2:00

Scientists say a catalogue of environmental damage linked to climate change is pushing the Yellow River source region into an ecological breakdown, in a new survey commissioned by Greenpeace.

Greenpeace launches a new Rainbow Warrior

Press release | 14 October, 2011 at 15:57

Amsterdam - Berne-Motzen, 14th October 2011 -- At a ceremony in Berne-Motzen, Germany, Greenpeace today launched the third version of its protest vessel the Rainbow Warrior. Purpose built as a campaigning vessel, the Rainbow Warrior carries...

Endangered species - saved!

Feature story | 15 October, 2004 at 2:00

The Rainbow Warrior sails home today safe in the knowledge that we have secured --for now-- the future of many species including the minke whale, the great white shark and the irrawaddy dolphin.

A new Rainbow Warrior sets sail

Feature story | 14 October, 2011 at 17:10

The Earth has a new champion. In Bremerhaven, Germany, we’ve held the naming ceremony for the world’s first purpose-built, crowd-bought, eco-sleek sailing vessel, the new Rainbow Warrior.

Fernando Pereira

Background | 12 September, 2011 at 15:18

He joined the crew of the Rainbow Warrior to bring his pictures of French nuclear testing to the world. When secret agents bombed the ship, his peaceful intention cost Fernando Pereira his life. A determined photographer, a family man, a Rainbow...

Our first tuna ship contact

Blog entry by Rainbow Warrior | 7 August, 2015 1 comment

The Pacific is a big ocean. You can sail for days without seeing another ship (as we just did). But now we're in the fishing grounds, and starting to spot fishing vessels. Knowing where to go There're some things you can't know...

Desperately Seeking: South Pacific Albacore tuna

Blog entry by Dr Cat Dorey | 7 August, 2015 1 comment

There's a tendency, outside my science world at least, to talk about 'tuna' as if it was one species of fish. In fact tuna is a generic name for a whole bunch of tuna and mackerel species. As well as the main commercial species of...

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