French Agents Sink the Rainbow Warrior
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Ecology and the Environment Series
- Categories: Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Environmental Issues, Disasters
- Subcategories: Ships, Naval History, Nuclear Weapons, Power, Radiation, Ecology, Environment, Conservation, Bombs, Bombings, Explosions
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, French History, Australian/New Zealand History, Canadian History
- Geographical Location: Polynesia, Oceania, New Zealand
- Date: July 10, 1985
Article abstract: The bombing of the Rainbow Warrior caused an international furor that drew attention to nuclear testing in the South Pacific.
Summary of Event
In 1977, a badly aging North Seas fishing research trawler, the Sir William Hardy, joined Greenpeace’s “eco-navy.” The vessel was purchased for Greenpeace through a grant of some $94,000 from the Dutch Wildlife Fund. At the suggestion of a Greenpeace official inspired by French novelist Hugo Verlomme, the ship was renamed the Rainbow Warrior. At 417 tons, it was a large vessel...
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