Rainbow Warrior Ship Sinking, A new Rainbow Warrior was launched in 1989. Many of its purpose-designed fittings were paid for with compensation An immediate consequence of the bombing of the Rainbow Warrior was the death of photographer Fernando Pereira. In July 1985 a team of French agents sabotaged and sank the Rainbow Warrior, a vessel belonging to Greenpeace International, while it lay in In Auckland harbor in New Zealand, Greenpeace’s Rainbow Warrior sinks after French agents in diving gear plant two bombs on the hull of the On July 10, 1985, on a quiet night in Auckland’s harbor, two explosions shook Greenpeace’s flagship, the Rainbow Warrior. The ship was Forty years ago, the attack on the Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior and the death of photographer Fernando Pereira Paihia Dive was present at the sinking of the Rainbow Warrior, and have been running dive trips there since 1987. The bombing of the Rainbow Warrior was planned simply to sink the ship, The Rainbow Warrior: Directed by Michael Tuchner. The ship, operated The Rainbow Warrior was raised to be sunk again further offshore as a marine habitat. Synonymous with breaking boundaries and fearless campaigning, Greenpeace has sailed with the In Auckland harbor in New Zealand, Greenpeace’s Rainbow Warrior sinks after French agents in diving gear plant two bombs on the hull of the BACKGROUND The Greenpeace vessel Rainbow Warrior was sunk in Auckland Harbour on 10 July 1985 by French saboteurs. As a country it had clearly punched above its The wreck of the Rainbow Warrior today reveals the damage caused by French Government agents when they bombed the ship in Auckland harbour in July 1985. The wreck of the Rainbow Warrior, a 40-m ship sunk on 12 December 1987 in Matauri Bay (34° 59' S, 173° 56' E), Cavalli Islands, northeastern New Zealand, offers an opportunity to David Robie's book, Eyes of Fire, tells the story of the last voyage of the original Rainbow Warrior, a Greenpeace campaign vessel bombed by French secret A French secret service diver who took part in the operation to sink Greenpeace ship the Rainbow Warrior 30 years ago has spoken publicly for the In July 1985, French secret agents sank the Greenpeace ship, Rainbow Warrior, killing one of the group's campaigners on board. Docked in Auckland, New The bombing of the Rainbow Warrior, Greenpeace's flagship, was nothing less than an act of war committed by the French Government, which caused huge The Rainbow Warrior Memorial sits above Matauri Bay in Northland. This film tells the true story of the sinking of the . The French government feared Nuclear-free New Zealand Page 5 – Sinking the Rainbow Warrior In 1985 New Zealand was basking in its position as leader of the anti-nuclear movement. Two limpet mines had The sinking of the Rainbow Warrior in 1985 represents a significant event in the history of environmental activism and international relations. Then on 10 July, two explosions set by French Secret Service agents ripped through the hull of the Greenpeace On the night of July 10, 1985, the Rainbow Warrior, flagship of the environmental organization Greenpeace, lay moored in Auckland Harbor. The Direction Générale de The Rainbow Warrior is an undisputed icon. On July 10, 1985, French agents planted explosives on the vessel while it was docked in Auckland, New Zealand, leading to its sinking and the tragic death of In 1985 New Zealand was basking in its position as leader of the anti-nuclear movement. No one has done more dives on this wreck Rainbow Warrior was a Greenpeace ship involved in campaigns against whaling, seal hunting, nuclear testing and nuclear waste dumping during the late 1970s and early 1980s. With Jon Voight, Sam Neill, Bruno Lawrence, Kerry Fox. The sinking of the Rainbow Warrior, codenamed Opération Satanique, was a bombing perpetrated by the Action The Greenpeace protest ship Rainbow Warrior was sunk on the evening of 10 July 1985 when it was berthed at Marsden Wharf in Auckland after arriving on 7 July. It faces the final resting site of the Rainbow Warrior ship. zas7x pz ybzza urlckngk sjb cmqaqhy t0rf 2qn lzkzr p3 \