Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Damage-to-the-Altair-27MZIFELXPG.htmlConceptually similarGreenpeace Blocks the DupleixGP0Y23Completed★★★★French Destroyer Dupleix Sprays ActivistsGP0L8XCompleted★★★★French commandos stormed and disable the RAINBOW WARRIOR. Moruroa atoll, South Pacific.GP013V3Completed★★★★★★★French commandos on the RAINBOW WARRIOR, during protest against French nuclear testsGP01694Completed★★★★Action against French WarshipGP01DVCCompleted★★★★Action against French WarshipGP0L8YCompleted★★★★Action against French WarshipGP014S7Completed★★★★French Nuclear Testing Action - Moruroa (1995)GP01DEHCompleted★★★★★★★French Commandos Storm the MV Greenpeace in International WatersGP06PACompleted★★★★★★★View AllGP0YJ2Damage to the AltairDuring a non-violent action against the French destroyer Dupleix, to protest against French nuclear testing in the Pacific, French commandos smashed windows and used tear gas to take the Greenpeace vessel Altair by force. The commandos then put the ship into reverse forcing her into the Dupleix and the quayside, causing damage.Locations:Alpine Countries-Brindisi-Europe-ItalyDate:25 Oct, 1995Credit:© Greenpeace / Nicole Lewin-ReggioMaximum size:5390px X 3597pxKeywords:Actions and protests-Confrontation-French Government-Harbours-KWCI (GPI)-MV Altair-Nuclear (campaign title)-Nuclear weapons testing-Violence-Wharfs (Docks)Shoot:Action against French Nuclear TestingDuring a peaceful protest against the French military testing of nuclear weapons in Polynesia, French commandos from the destroyer Dupleix take over the Greenpeace ship, Altair and crash it into the quayside.Related Collections:Action Against French Nuclear Testing in Italy (Photos & Video)
