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Rainbow Warrior, then captained by Peter Willcox, was sabotaged and sunk just before midnight NZST on 10 July 1985, by two explosive devices attached to the hull by operatives of the French intelligence service (DGSE).
Who died on the Rainbow Warrior?
A Portuguese crew member, Fernando Pereira, was killed in the explosions. The Rainbow Warrior had been involved in protests over French nuclear testing in the Pacific.
What were the causes of the sinking of the Rainbow Warrior?
The bombing of the Rainbow Warrior was caused by nuclear testing in the Pacific, New Zealand opposing to nuclear testing in the pacific, New Zealand’s anti-nuclear policy and the anti-nuclear protests of Greenpeace. These events caused the French to bomb the Rainbow Warrior in 1985.
When was Rainbow Warrior sunk?
July 10, 1985.
Where was the sinking of the Rainbow Warrior?
Auckland, New Zealand.
How deep is the Rainbow Warrior?
After the bombing Greenpeace gifted the Warrior to the sea and she now lies as an artificial reef in the Cavallii Islands, a refuge for the marine life she was sunk trying to protect.At a max depth of 26m the Warrior is now home to a huge variety of aquatic life and is a world renowned dive site.
How did the Rainbow Warrior affect people?
The sinking of the Greenpeace protest ship Rainbow Warrior in Auckland in July 1985 shocked the nation. The incident galvanised an anti-nuclear movement that had emerged in opposition to both French nuclear tests at Mururoa and American warship visits to New Zealand.
Who ordered the bombing of Rainbow Warrior?
In 1985, French secret service agents were sent to plant two bombs on our flagship, the Rainbow Warrior, ahead of its journey leading a peaceful anti-nuclear protest.
What happened in the Rainbow Warrior bombing?
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 prevailed.
What did the Rainbow Warrior stand for?
Rainbow Warrior was a Greenpeace boat active in supporting a number of anti-whaling, anti-seal hunting, anti-nuclear testing and anti-nuclear waste dumping campaigns during the late 1970s and early 1980s.
Can you snorkel the Rainbow Warrior?
Launching the boat is lots of fun from the beach and makes it a very short boat ride of 8 minutes to the wreck of the Rainbow Warrior. After the wreck dive we head to one of the beautiful beaches on the Cavalli Islands for some lunch/snorkelling. This is normally an 18m or less dive exploring the volcanic reef areas.
Can you dive the Rainbow Warrior?
Rainbow Warrior Wreck dive site | PADI. In July 1985, The Rainbow Warrior (owned by Greenpeace) was on its way to protest nuclear testing on the Mururoa Atoll when it was sunk by French nationals. You can dive The Rainbow Warrior year-round, typically as the first of a two-tank dive.
Why did the French test nuclear weapons in the Pacific?
Riots took place across Polynesia, and the South Pacific Forum threatened to suspend France. These tests were meant to provide France with enough data to improve further nuclear technology without needing additional series of tests.
How is Rainbow Warrior powered?
It’s engine, a Volvo Penta D65A MT 1850 HP, is a diesel-electric motor that uses fuel at the rate of 206 g/kWh of power as Greenpeace activists cruise it all over the world to protest the very resource its dependent on.
Who created the Rainbow Warrior fly?
Developed by Lance Egan, a long-time member of the US fly fishing team, the Rainbow Warrior tied with a tungsten bead makes for a great anchor fly in a tight-line nymphing rig.
What is a zebra midge?
The Zebra Midge is a nymph that imitates midge pupae and/or emerging midges. Herein lies the first clue to how to fish them. The Zebra consists of nothing more than a size 16-24 shrimp/scud hook wrapped in colored thread and a copper or silver fine wire with a 2 or 3mm tungsten bead head of matching metallic finish.
What is a Frenchie fly?
The Frenchie is a simplified pheasant tail nymph pattern popularized by the French in competition fly fishing and one of the most popular flies used in European style nymphing techniques that have become popular here in the US.
Is Tahiti still radioactive?
Nuclear tests at Moruroa and Fangataufa ceased in 1996 due to international protest, but the atolls still remain restricted military territory. 30 years after the tests, about half of the radioactive strontium-90 and cesium-137 and all of the plutonium still remains in the archipelago’s air, water and soil.
Did Australia test nuclear weapons?
From 1952 to 1963, the British government, with the permission of the Australian government, conducted a series of nuclear weapons development tests in Australia. The testing occurred at Maralinga, South Australia; Montebello Islands, Western Australia and Emu Field, South Australia.
When was the last hydrogen bomb detonated?
Estimates for the explosive yield range from 20 to 30 kt and coincided with a 5.3 magnitude earthquake in the region. On September 3, 2017, North Korea successfully detonated its first weapon self-designated as a hydrogen bomb. Initial yield estimates place it at 100 kt.
Is there a new Rainbow Warrior?
Rainbow II is 52 years old and has completed two decades of campaigning and navigation across the world. The ship was replaced by Rainbow Warrior III as it was found unfeasible to upgrade Rainbow Warrior II to meet Greenpeace’s future global campaign challenges.
Where is the Greenpeace Esperanza now?
The vessel is currently at port WILHELMSHAVEN, DE after a voyage of 11 days, 3 hours originating from port EEMSHAVEN, NL. ESPERANZA (IMO: 8404599) is a Fishery Patrol Vessel that was built in 1984 (37 years ago) and is sailing under the flag of Netherlands.
What is a Rainbow Warrior fly?
The Rainbow Warrior was developed by competitive fly fisherman Lance Egan. Tim Flagler ties this one on a curved-shank emerger hook, size 16, and with a silver tungsten bead. The pattern’s shiny head, pearl body and red thread make it hard for trout to resist as a dropper or fished solo.
