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The Greenpeace flagship, the 'Rainbow Warrior' arrived in New Zealand in July 1985 in preparation for leading a flotilla of boats to Mururoa Atoll in the Pacific Ocean to protest against French nuclear tests on the atoll. Just before midnight on 10 July 1985, underwater charges which had been placed by frogmen on the hull of the Rainbow Warrior, exploded, sinking the vessel while it was in Auckland Harbour, New Zealand. One person was killed in the explosion, Portuguese photographer Fernando Periero. On 22 September 1985, Prime Minister of France Laurent Fabius admitted that the bombing had been carried out by 2 secret agents belonging to the French foreign intelligence agency, DGSC, or Directorate-General for External Security.
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Why did the Rainbow Warrior sink?
The rainbow warrior was bombed by the french.
How did French agents manage to sink the Rainbow Warrior?
French agents managed to sink the Rainbow Warrior by posing as supporters of their cause. They were able to gain access to the Rainbow Warrior, while on board they planted two mines. When the agents were off the Rainbow Warrior, they detonated the mines.
What year was the Rainbow Warrior sunk?
On July 10, 1985, the French intellegence service DGSE sank the Rainbow Warrior in an operation that was designed to be 'discovered'.
Who sunk the rainbow warrior?
Two french agents
On what date was the rainbow warrior bombed and sunk?
The Rainbow Warrior was bombed by French agents shortly before midnight on July 10th, 1985.
Why did the french deny the Rainbow Warrior bombing?
The sinking of the Rainbow Warrior was codenamed Operation Satanique by the French foreign intelligence services. The French government denied involvement because New Zealand was an ally and it was a public relations disaster.
What happened to the Rainbow Warrior and when?
The Rainbow Warrior was a UK trawler. It sank on July 10, 1985 after French intelligence agents planted explosives on the hull of the ship.
Name the Greenpeace trawler which was sunk in July 1985?
The Greenpeace vessel sunk by the French Intelligence Service in an operation code named Operation Satanique was The Rainbow Warrior.
What is the name of the green piece vessel that sunk by the french spys?
The Rainbow Warrior (Greenpeace)
What is the name of the ship which sunk in Auckland harbor by the french secret service in 1985?
Rainbow Warrior.
Who did the Rainbow Warrior belong to?
The Rainbow Warrior was the flagship of the conservationist organisation Greenpeace.
What year was the Rainbow Warrior bombed?
The Rainbow Warrior was bombed in July 1985.
