RAINBOW WARRIOR leaves Hao atoll and heads into international waters, five months after being seized during protests against nuclear testing at Moruroa. The captains of the WARRIOR and MV GREENPEACE had been under pressure from the French authorities to leave Hao as soon as possible. "Our ships are in bad disrepair and we have not had adequate time to check all the systems on board", said Warrior skipper Andy Troia. Pacific.