The Rainbow Warrior was bombed in July 1985.
The Rainbow Warrior was a Greenpeace protest boat. It went to the Pacific Islands that were being nuclear tested on, and protested against it, to make them stop. It was sunk in Auckland Harbour on 10 June 1985 by French Secret Agents.
The Greenpeace flagship, the 'Rainbow Warrior', was named after a North American Indian legend, and launched in 1978. The ship 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. This was despite a major cover-up operation in which the French Government denied its involvement. (source: today.wmit.net - 22 September)
The bombing of the Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior in 1985 by French intelligence agents highlighted the lengths to which governments would go to suppress environmental activism, leading to increased global awareness and support for environmental causes. This incident galvanized the anti-nuclear movement and strengthened international environmental legislation. Today, it serves as a reminder of the ongoing struggle between state interests and ecological advocacy, influencing how environmental organizations operate and campaign. The legacy of the bombing continues to inspire activism, fostering a culture of resilience and commitment to environmental protection worldwide.
On May 11, 1910, Glacier Lake becomes a national park in the U.S. On May 11th, 1985 a booby trap bomb killed 86 people in India.
The Rainbow Warrior was bombed by French agents shortly before midnight on July 10th, 1985.
The Rainbow Warrior was bombed in July 1985.
Sinking of the Rainbow Warrior happened in 1985.
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On July 10, 1985, the French intellegence service DGSE sank the Rainbow Warrior in an operation that was designed to be 'discovered'.
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.
The Greenpeace flagship, the 'Rainbow Warrior', was sunk by explosive charges while it was in Auckland Harbour, New Zealand, just before midnight on 10 July 1985.
The Greenpeace vessel sunk by the French Intelligence Service in an operation code named Operation Satanique was The Rainbow Warrior.
July 10, 1985 in the harbour of Auckland, New Zealand.
Rainbow Warrior.
I think it was called the 'Rainbow Warrior'.
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.