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Success at CITES!

Last edited 18 October 2004 at 8:00am
Minke whale and fulmar in the English Channel

Minke whale and fulmar in the English Channel

The Rainbow Warrior has set sail from Bangkok in Thailand after winning greater protection for a number of endangered species - including the Irrawaddy dolphin and great white shark.

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Rainbow Warrior to Visit Cardiff

Last edited 19 September 2003 at 8:00am
19 September, 2003

Greenpeace flagship Rainbow Warrior will be docking in Cardiff on Sunday 28 September 2003 and offering all visitors an opportunity to tour the environmental icon, meet the crew, speak to campaigners and learn about the threat of global warming.

The arrival of the 55-metre vessel, famous for her environmental campaigns around the world, will represent a massive show of support for the proposed wind farm three miles off the coast of south Wales, at Scarweather Sands. The wind farm will provide clean, green, renewable energy for up to 80,000 homes.

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Turning the tide in Iceland

Last edited 9 September 2003 at 8:00am
The SV Rainbow Warrior arrives in Iceland, September 2003

The SV Rainbow Warrior arrives in Iceland, September 2003

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Rainbow Warrior returns to Iceland

Last edited 5 September 2003 at 8:00am
In front of an Icelandic whaling ship, during our first expedition in 1978

In front of an Icelandic whaling ship, during our first expedition in 1978

Our flagship, the SV Rainbow Warrior, has arrived in Iceland - twenty five years after Greenpeace's first visit - to protest against whaling.

Iceland recently announced the resumption of a 'scientific whaling' programme. We believe there is absolutely no reason to go whaling. We also refute the Icelandic government's claim that it is whaling in the name of 'science' - considering the whale meat is likely to be sold on the commercial market.

The Rainbow Warrior will be touring around different Icelandic ports, and its crew will be welcoming local people on board, and hosting public meetings to present the case against whaling.

When we launched our whales campaign, commercial hunting was the single biggest threat to cetaceans (whales, dolphins, and porpoises). Since then, many other threats have emerged. Now, the planet's oceans and the life they contain are facing a crisis. A return to commercial whaling would be devastating.

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Rainbow Warrior released!

Last edited 4 July 2003 at 8:00am
SV Rainbow Warrior

SV Rainbow Warrior

The Spanish Government lowered the bond placed on the Rainbow Warrior and the ship is now free to continue its campaign to protect the world's last remaining ancient forests.

The SV Rainbow Warrior was impounded in Valencia harbour following a Greenpeace action on 13th June. The Government of Spain, through its Ministry of Public Works and Transport, has finally resolved to lower the bond it placed on our flagship - from euro 300,000 to euro 6,000.

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Chrissie Hynde urges the Spanish Government to free the Rainbow Warrior

Last edited 2 July 2003 at 8:00am
2 July, 2003

Chrissie Hynde, lead singer of rock group the Pretenders, joined crew onboard Greenpeace flagship the Rainbow Warrior in Valencia harbour this afternoon, to demand that the Spanish government free the ship.

The Rainbow Warrior was impounded following a Greenpeace action at the port on 13th June to block the import of illegal and destructively logged timber from Cameroon's rainforests. The Spanish Government have ordered Greenpeace to post a bond of Euro 300,000 in order for the ship to be released.

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Government gives up attempt to ban the Rainbow Warrior from Southampton waters

Last edited 5 February 2003 at 9:00am
5 February, 2003

Right to protest against war recognised by High Court

Greenpeace today welcomed the government's decision not to pursue an injunction to ban the Rainbow Warrior from the Southampton area. The Rainbow Warrior has been opposing military shipments to the Gulf from Marchwood Military Port, Southampton (1) for the past ten days.

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UK government seizes Rainbow Warrior on anti-war protest

Last edited 1 February 2003 at 9:00am
1 February, 2003

Ministry of Defence officials tonight arrested the Greepeace flagship the Rainbow Warrior after a six-day anti-war protest in the UK. Up to twenty police boarded the vessel at just after 10:00pm local time. A further six Ministry of Defence and police boats, as well as a Royal Navy tugboat, are surrounding the Rainbow Warrior.

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Rainbow Warrior resumes blockade at military port

Last edited 1 February 2003 at 9:00am
1 February, 2003

Greenpeace flagship the Rainbow Warrior today (1/2/03) set up a peace blockade at Southampton's Marchwood military port stopping military hardware leaving for the Gulf. Greenpeace resumed the peace blockade by anchoring the Rainbow Warrior directly in front of the military port where supply vessel 'Dart 8' is loading with helicopters, tanks and jeeps.

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News from the Rainbow Warrior blocking the Magdelana Green

Last edited 28 January 2003 at 9:00am
Volunteer aboard the container vessel Magdelana Green

Volunteer aboard the container vessel Magdelana Green

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