Rainbow Warrior explosions

Title

Rainbow Warrior explosions

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

11 Jul 1985

Year of production

1985

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Duration

00:02:01

Description

Report on two explosions sinking the Greenpeace flagship Rainbow Warrior as it prepared to visit Mururoa Atoll for a major campaign against French nuclear testing. Bombs were planted on board the ship in Auckland Harbour in New Zealand, resulting in the death of photographer Fernando Pereira which is being treated as homicide. Speaking are Captain Peter Wilcox and New Zealand Senior Sergeant Trevor Tozer(?). Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Peter Wilcox; Trevor Tozer(?)

Keywords

Shipwrecks; New Zealand; France; Homicide; Anti-nuclear movements; Greenpeace; Ships; Bombs; Explosions; Nuclear weapons testing; Criminal investigation; Salvage; Mururoa Atoll; Fernando Pereira; Rainbow Warrior; Oceania; Auckland; Polynesia

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