Your browser does not support this video. Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Rainbow-Warrior-Bombing---Web-Video-27MZIFVE07QL.htmlConceptually similarRainbow Warrior Sunk in Auckland GP11DLCompleted★★★★Rainbow Warrior Bombing - Web VideoGP04MZICompleted★★★★Rainbow Warrior Commemoration in New ZealandGP0STOUG6Completed★★★★The Boat and the Bomb - English VersionGP03DKYCompleted★★★★★★★The Boat and the Bomb - Russian SubtitlesGP0STPBSNCompleted★★★★Rainbow Warrior Commemoration in New ZealandGP0STOUG8Completed★★★★Rainbow Warrior Bombing - Web VideoGP04N05Completed★★★★Captain Peter Willcox on the Sinking of the Rainbow Warrior - With TextGP03DL6Completed★★★★★★Captain Peter Willcox on the Sinking of the Rainbow Warrior - Without TextGP03DL7Completed★★★★View AllGP04MZSRainbow Warrior Bombing - Web VideoOn July 10, 1985 the original Rainbow Warrior, was bombed in Auckland harbour by French agents to prevent her disrupting France’s nuclear testing programme in the Pacific. A month earlier, the ship had been in the northern Pacific helping to relocate the community of Rongelap to Mejato island to escape the continuing effects from nuclear fallout. Once the relocation of the islanders, and all their belongings, was completed, the ship and crew visited Kiribati and Vanuatu before heading to New Zealand.Locations:Aotearoa-Auckland-Auckland Harbour-Bikini Atoll-Oceania-Rongelap AtollDate:10 Jul, 1985Credit:© GreenpeaceDuration:1m13sAudio format:Final MixProduction Type :WEB VIDEOKeywords:Actions and protests-French Government-Greenpeace activists-Greenpeace crew-Islands-KWCI (GPI)-MV Rainbow Warrior-Nuclear (campaign title)-Nuclear weapons testing-Pacific Islander ethnicities-RefugeesShoot:Rainbow Warrior Bombing - Web VideosA series of six short videos telling the story of the Rainbow Warrior bombing in Auckland, New Zealand, in 1985. It was soon revealed the bombing was ordered by the French Government in an attempt to foil protests of its nuclear weapons testing in the Pacific. Twelve people were on board. Fernando Pereira, a Portugese photographer and father, was trapped in his cabin and drowned. Two French agents were arrested by New Zealand Police and pleaded guilty to charges of manslaughter and willful damage. They only served three years of their 10 year jail sentences.Related Collections:Greenpeace Highlights: 80s (Videos)
