Rainbow Warrior

On 10th July 1985, 2 bombs were attached by french agents to the hull of the Rainbow Warrior. The vessel was preparing for a protest voyage to the French nuclear test site at Moruroa Atoll. Testing of France’s nuclear weapons at this once beautiful spot of the South Pacific was a regular occurrence despite international condemnation against what were widely regarded as unnecessary and unsafe testing procedures.

On the 13th of December 1987 the Rainbow Warrior was laid to rest with a full Maori ceremony in the waters of Matauri Bay, Northland, New Zealand.

For more information : http://www.greenpeace.org.au/rainbow_warrior/