The original Rainbow Warrior was sunk in Auckland harbour just before midnight on July 10, 1985, following two explosions which ripped a massive hole in her steel hull. Twelve people were on board. Fernando Pereira, a Portugese photographer and father, was trapped in his cabin and drowned. At first it was thought the explosions had been caused by something on board. Within a few days, police arrested two French secret service agents, posing as a honeymoon couple. News that they were part of a larger team of saboteurs, suspected of bombing the Rainbow Warrior on behalf of the French Government, rocked New Zealand and made headlines around the world.