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Naming a ship: the legend of the Rainbow Warrior

Blog entry by Brian Fitzgerald | October 14, 2011

I t was the meeting of many traditions as the Rainbow Warrior received her name today. As with any ship, there was the bottle of champagne and the naming. But in Greenpeace fashion, one of our Climate and Energy campaigners from...

A new Rainbow Warrior sets sail

Feature story | October 15, 2011 at 2:10

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.

Stories from the Rainbow Warrior: Episode 1

Blog entry by Brian Fitzgerald | October 16, 2011

Pablo Bullrich is one of our "New Hands on Deck" -- young activists who are joining the Rainbow Warrior III's maiden voyage. This is the first episode of a web video mini-series, Stories from the Rainbow Warrior , where you can join...

Rainbow Warrior sets sail with a hold full of stories

Blog entry by Brian Fitzgerald | October 20, 2011

We've set sail. The world's first crowd-funded, hyper-efficient, purpose-built environmental activist sailing ship has left harbour in Bremen and we're on our way to Hamburg. To all of you who made this voyage possible, you have the...

Wind Power! Rainbow Warrior trials her sails

Blog entry by fshiraka | October 30, 2011

Don't think there's much power in the wind? I defy anyone to say that standing here on the deck of the Rainbow Warrior as she heels over at 14 degrees, 838 tonnes of steel moving at 12.8 knots on only four sails, the masts singing as...

Stories from the Rainbow Warrior: Episode 5

Blog entry by Brian Fitzgerald | November 14, 2011

Rien Achterberg has seen Greenpeace ships come and go for 38 years. He was aboard the first Rainbow Warrior when she was bombed in Auckland harbour by French agents trying to foil our campaign against nuclear weapons testing in the...

One world - two realities

Blog entry by Dima Litvinov | November 28, 2011

Last week I heard two completely different views of the same thing. One came from a top Swedish government official at a seminar on board the Greenpeace flag ship Rainbow Warrior dedicated to drilling for oil and gas in the Arctic.  ...

The Rainbow Warrior comes to London

Video | December 20, 2011 at 8:05

On her maiden voyage the Rainbow Warrior III visited London on 12 and 13 November, and the people who helped fund her were invited along for a special view. Thank you to all those who came, and those who couldn't make it.

Save The Amazon: New Rainbow Warrior expedition begins

Blog entry by EoinD | March 25, 2012

The world is edging closer to an ecological calamity in the Amazon. Threats to the rainforest include logging, cattle ranching, soya plantations and of course climate change. That's why the Rainbow Warrior is there now, and why...

Calls from the Forest to Save the Amazon

Blog entry by Jess Miller | March 29, 2012

After two days of travel through the Amazon, the Rainbow Warrior arrived today in Santarem. Just a few days ago, we called on you to join Brazilians, as they demand a Zero Deforestation law to Save the Amazon. Today, we are in...

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