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The Rainbow Warrior

Hub | April 23, 2012 at 20:55

The new Rainbow Warrior is the first ship in our fleet designed and built specifically for Greenpeace. That means the it's not just one of the most environmentally-friendly ships ever made; it’s also a campaigner’s dream.

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Rare opportunity to climb..

Rare opportunity to climb aboard the Rainbow Warrior in Auckland

Press release | July 20, 2015 at 13:16

Kiwis will have the chance to come aboard one of the world’s most famous ships this weekend during two free public open days.

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New Rainbow Warrior to make..

New Rainbow Warrior to make first ever visit to New Zealand in January

Press release | November 16, 2012 at 12:51

Auckland, Friday 16 November 2012: Today Greenpeace announced that the state of the art new Rainbow Warrior will visit New Zealand for the first time in January and February 2013.

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Greenpeace USA Statement on..

Greenpeace USA Statement on the 2015 Greenpeace Calendar

Press release | September 4, 2014 at 14:23

During the production of the 2015 Greenpeace USA calendar, the publisher, Workman Publishing, sourced an image from a nature photographer, Alain Mafart-Renodier. It was later discovered that Mafart-Renodier is also Alain Mafart, one of the French...

Remembering Fernando Pereira 1950 - 1985

Page | July 7, 2017 at 11:43

He joined the crew of the Rainbow Warrior to bring his pictures of French nuclear testing to the world. When secret service agents bombed the ship, they killed Fernando Pereira, a man who dedicated his life to peace. A determined photographer, a...

Background to the bombing

Page | July 7, 2017 at 11:41

At the time of the bombing, the Rainbow Warrior was about to lead a group of anti-nuclear testing vessels into the Pacific. To appreciate why the ship was bombed by the French government, it's important to understand the political environment of...

Rainbow Warrior Crew

Page | July 7, 2017 at 11:41

Who were the crew of the Rainbow Warrior in 1985?

French Secret Service Agents

Page | July 7, 2017 at 11:37

Two French agents served time in prison for their part in the bombing of the Rainbow Warrior, but there were many others involved in its planning and execution. Many of those involved have simply disappeared.

Bibliography and further reading

Page | July 7, 2017 at 11:43

Useful further reading on the bombing of the Rainbow Warrior.

Images and Media

Page | July 7, 2017 at 11:42

From the Greenpeace archives, news outlets, documentaries, and more. A collection of useful images and media surrounding the Rainbow Warrior bombing.

Photos & Video
Ship webcams

Ship webcams

Multimedia hub | February 23, 2010 at 2:34

Live webcams from Greenpeace ships.

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A new Rainbow Warrior sets..

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.

Interviews

Page | July 7, 2017 at 11:46

The bombing of the Rainbow Warrior made headlines around the world, and has been the subject of many articles, books and documentaries. Here you'll find some of the interviews conducted on those involved, and their reactions years after.

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Hub | September 12, 2008 at 23:58

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...

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The bombing of the Rainbow..

The bombing of the Rainbow Warrior

Page | November 6, 2007 at 1:09

In 1985, French secret service agents planted two bombs and sank our ship the Rainbow Warrior. One crew member was killed. It was an instance when a government chose to respond to peaceful protest with deadly force. But peaceful protest has...

Fernando Pereira

Page | September 12, 2011 at 23:18

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...

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The Rainbow Warrior
Rainbow Warrior I

Rainbow Warrior I

Page | September 12, 2011 at 23:30

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.

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Political debate webcast

Political debate webcast

Page | April 7, 2008 at 0:03

On the Rainbow Warrior today in Wellington today NZ politicians debated which party’s climate policy is most on target to tackle climate change.

Publications
Rainbow Warrior Open Day..

Rainbow Warrior Open Day Schedule 2008

Publication | February 19, 2008 at 0:00

New Zealanders well remember the tragic bombing in Auckland harbour of the Rainbow Warrior by the French secret service on 10 July 1985. The new Rainbow Warrior set sail four years after the bombing and since then has sailed the world working...

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25 years after the Rainbow..

25 years after the Rainbow Warrior

Press release | July 2, 2010 at 0:00

On the 10th of July 2010, it will be 25 years since the Rainbow Warrior was sunk by French spies in Auckland’s harbour, killing Greenpeace photographer Fernando Pereria. The Rainbow Warrior was targeted because of Greenpeace’s anti-nuclear...

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Climate Survey Reveals..

Climate Survey Reveals Major Parties Off Target In Tackling Climate Change

Press release | March 30, 2008 at 0:00

Both Labour and National have performed poorly in a major climate change political survey released today. (1)

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Rainbow Warrior to..

Rainbow Warrior to transport supplies for MSF's humanitarian work in Lebanon

Feature story | August 3, 2006 at 0:00

International - 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...

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Game: sail aboard a..

Game: sail aboard a Greenpeace ship, win a trip

Feature story | August 24, 2010 at 18:57

If you've ever wanted to take the wheel of the Esperanza to thread your way through Iceberg Ally in the Arctic -- as it's doing now to highlight risks of deepwater drilling -- or sail the Rainbow Warrior into close quarters with a ship dumping...

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Rainbow Warrior crew take..

Rainbow Warrior crew take action in Taiwan to defend tuna

Feature story | January 25, 2011 at 7:33

Kaoshiung, Taiwan - A blacklisted tuna factory ship was blocked from leaving port today by Greenpeace climbers from the Rainbow Warrior. They locked themselves to the anchor chain while campaigners called on Taiwan's Fisheries Agency to...

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Coal ship action ends in..

Coal ship action ends in Lyttelton Harbour

Press release | March 25, 2008 at 0:00

Greenpeace says it's pleased to have highlighted the contribution New Zealand is making to climate change through a coal shipment action in the Port of Lyttelton today.

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Rainbow Warrior completes..

Rainbow Warrior completes joint mission with MSF to transport humanitarian supplies...

Feature story | August 14, 2006 at 0:00

Over 75 tons of essential medical supplies have been safely transported to Lebanon via sea, following a joint operation between Greenpeace and Medecins Sans Frontieres, in which three voyages were made by the Rainbow Warrior between Larnaca in...

Publications
The Politics of Climate..

The Politics of Climate Change Survey Results

Publication | March 30, 2008 at 0:00

A survey of political parties’ policies on climate change.

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Political cartoonist puts..

Political cartoonist puts paintbrush to billboard over climate

Press release | April 2, 2008 at 0:00

Renowned political cartoonist Malcolm Evans (1) will do a live billboard drawing in central Wellington today, as part of calls for stronger climate policies from New Zealand’s political leaders.

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Rainbow Warrior delivers..

Rainbow Warrior delivers MSF aid to Beirut

Feature story | August 10, 2006 at 0:00

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 Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF). A further hundred tonnes are still...

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New Zealand’s growing..

New Zealand’s growing contribution to climate change

Publication | March 25, 2008 at 0:00

Man-made climate change is real and happening fast. Experts say it’s the single biggest threat civilisation has ever faced, and the first time a single issue has spanned people, species, countries and continents in this way. While the...

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Help us restore a historic..

Help us restore a historic protest ship

Blog entry by Arnold 'Skip' Oliver | May 5, 2014

(Photo above courtesy Swarthmore College Peace Collection, Albert Bigelow Papers) Help Bring Back the Rainbow Warrior’s Granny Throughout the 1950s, the Marshall Islands were the primary site for nuclear weapons testing by the...

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The Rainbow Warrior visits..

The Rainbow Warrior visits Vanuatu

Blog entry by Nick Young | June 4, 2015

It’s been a big few weeks for the Rainbow Warrior in Vanuatu. Below are some beautiful images from where she is delivering supplies to the outer Islands effected by Cyclone Pam in March. A mixture of repairs, supply deliveries and...

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Rainbow Warrior Open Days

Rainbow Warrior Open Days

Feature story | February 20, 2008 at 0:00

The Rainbow Warrior is currently in New Zealand and will be open to the public on certain days in Auckland, Gisborne, Christchurch, Dunedin and Wellington. Below is a schedule that will be kept up to date should there be any changes.

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Greenpeace reveal Dairy..

Greenpeace reveal Dairy expansion out of control

Press release | April 7, 2008 at 0:00

Greenpeace has today revealed the extent of climate-damaging dairy conversion in New Zealand with an activity in the central North Island in which 30 volunteers are currently replanting over 1000 trees on land cleared for dairy farming.

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Greenpeace occupies coal..

Greenpeace occupies coal ship; calls for real action on climate change

Press release | March 25, 2008 at 0:00

Greenpeace ship the Rainbow Warrior has blocked a shipment of export coal from leaving the Port of Lyttelton.

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Hard-hitting ETS report..

Hard-hitting ETS report kicks off Rainbow Warrior tour

Press release | March 4, 2008 at 0:00

Greenpeace has used a hard-hitting report into the Government's Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) to launch a six-week, nation-wide ship tour aboard the iconic Rainbow Warrior.

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Spook scandal: the hidden..

Spook scandal: the hidden face of the nuclear industry

Feature story | April 2, 2009 at 23:40

Twenty-four years after the attack by the French secret services against our ship the Rainbow Warrior here in Auckland - which cost the life of a Greenpeace photographer - the nuclear industry is once again at the heart a major spy scandal...

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Rainbow Warrior impounded..

Rainbow Warrior impounded by Dutch police

Feature story | November 17, 2008 at 0:00

The Rainbow Warrior has been impounded and the captain arrested after it was boarded by the police three times over the weekend. The ship was part of a protest against the new coal fired power station that E.ON is building next to their existing...

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Rainbow Warrior raises a..

Rainbow Warrior raises a reaction for the climate in Israel

Feature story | September 10, 2008 at 0:00

The Israeli police, supported by the navy, arrested the captain of the Rainbow Warrior - together with 14 Greenpeace activists, the photographer and the videographer - for passing on the message to "Quit Coal". Activists had been painting the...

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Big trouble for bluefin tuna

Big trouble for bluefin tuna

Feature story | June 14, 2010 at 0:00

By now it ought to be obvious to anyone - if we want bluefin tuna tomorrow we need to stop catching them today. But despite the clear scientific evidence and predictions of the bluefin's demise - our activists faced a 2 hour confrontation at sea...

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Rainbow Warrior blocks coal..

Rainbow Warrior blocks coal shipment

Feature story | March 25, 2008 at 0:00

A few hours ago the Rainbow Warrior blocked a shipment of export coal from leaving the Port of Lyttelton. See the video

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Hardhitting ETS report..

Hardhitting ETS report kicks off Rainbow Warrior tour of New Zealand

Feature story | March 4, 2008 at 0:00

On board the Rainbow Warrior this morning we marked the start of a six week 'Target Climate Change' tour of New Zealand with the release of a hard hitting report into the Government's Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). We've said in the past that...

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Naming a ship: the legend..

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...

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Farewell to the Rainbow..

Farewell to the Rainbow Warrior II

Blog entry by nyoung | August 16, 2011

After 52 years at sea (22 years as a Greenpeace ship), the current Rainbow Warrior is heading for a new life. Over the last few days, the bell was removed, the ship’s mascot dolphin taken down and the Rainbow Warrior’s named painted...

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Rainbow Warriors - past,..

Rainbow Warriors - past, present and future

Blog entry by Robbie | July 10, 2009

The crew of the Rainbow Warrior in 1985 - Bunny is second from the right We are excited about the creation of a new Greenpeace ship - the Rainbow Warrior III . Having just signed a contract for the build of this state-of-the-art...

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Painting a Rainbow on the..

Painting a Rainbow on the Warrior

Blog entry by Nick | February 4, 2008

In the 30 years that the Rainbow Warrior has sailed the oceans of the world it has touched the hearts of many but, perhaps more than anywhere, it is here in NZ that the Warrior is most loved. After working in Indonesia late last...

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Matauri Bay: There are..

Matauri Bay: There are certain stories that get under your skin

Blog entry by Kate Paris | April 24, 2014

There are certain stories that get under your skin, stories that no matter how many times you hear them somehow strike you in a way that you never forget, stories that become a very part of you. The story of the bombing of the Rainbow...

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Desperately Seeking: South..

Desperately Seeking: South Pacific Albacore tuna

Blog entry by Dr Cat Dorey | August 7, 2015

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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Fuel slick hundreds of..

Fuel slick hundreds of miles from land

Blog entry by Andrew Davies | September 18, 2015

My dawn lookout watch was going well. Strong, fresh breeze coming almost straight at us. Spotted a few flying fish. In the distance, an area of flatter water. Odd. Maybe a patch with less wind? Then, faintly at first, a whiff of diesel...

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Shark identification, with..

Shark identification, with a little help from our friends

Blog entry by Karli Thomas | September 22, 2015

Last week in the Pacific high seas, we busted a Taiwanese longliner fishing illegally . The case sent shock waves around the region and the tuna industry. Taiwan’s Fisheries Agency agreed to meet with our colleagues in Taiwan after...