Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/French-Commandos-Storm-the-MV-Greenpeace-in-International-Waters-27MZIFJAESA.htmlConceptually similarFrench Commandos Storm the MV Greenpeace in International WatersGP0STO637Completed★★★★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★★★★French Nuclear Testing Action - Moruroa (1995)GP01DEHCompleted★★★★★★★A French vessel rammed the Greenpeace vessel RAINBOW WARRIOR II and French commandos stormed on board, smashing windows on the bridge and throwing tear gas canisters.GP018DCompleted★★★★A French vessel rammed the Greenpeace vessel RAINBOW WARRIOR II and French commandos stormed on board, smashing windows on the bridge and throwing tear gas canisters.GP0181HCompleted★★★★A French vessel rammed the Greenpeace vessel RAINBOW WARRIOR II and French commandos stormed on board, smashing windows on the bridge and throwing tear gas canisters.GP0P5PCompleted★★★★A French vessel rammed the Greenpeace vessel RAINBOW WARRIOR II and French commandos stormed on board, smashing windows on the bridge and throwing tear gas canisters.GP0SMECompleted★★★★Riots in Tahiti, French Polynesia, following the first in a series of nuclear tests being carried out by the French at Moruroa atoll in the South Pacific.GP0IQJCompleted★★★★View AllGP06PAFrench Commandos Storm the MV Greenpeace in International WatersFrench commandos storm the MV Greenpeace in international waters, outside the exclusion zone around Moruroa, following actions carried out by the Rainbow Warrior and inflatables to disrupt an imminent French nuclear test on the atoll. Master of the MV Greenpeace Peter Schwarz, on the bridge, protects himself from possible use of tear gas by the commandos. Communications with the MV Greenpeace were severed during the storming.Locations:French Polynesia-Polynesia-South Pacific OceanDate:1 Sep, 1995Credit:© Daniel Beltrá / GreenpeaceMaximum size:3072px X 2048pxKeywords:Actions and protests-Confrontation-French Government-Gas masks-Greenpeace crew-KWCI (GPI)-Men-Military-MV Greenpeace-Nuclear (campaign title)-Nuclear weapons testing-Two people-ViolenceShoot:Moruroa French Nuclear Testing TourThe Greenpeace flagship RAINBOW WARRIOR en route to Moruroa to protest the planned resumption of French nuclear weapons testing at Moruroa. Pictures include rendezvous with MV Greenpeace, Vega and a flotilla of boats outside the exclusion zone around Moruroa to protest against French Nuclear Testing at the atoll; David McTaggart and storming by French commandos; pacific islands with palm trees, military frigate. The Rainbow Warrior and the MV Greenpeace were arrested during the actions.Related Collections:The Rainbow WarriorRainbow Warrior ActivitiesMoruroa French Nuclear Testing Tour (Photos & Video)
