Witness History
Witness History
The bombing of the Rainbow Warrior
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9 July 2021
10 minutes
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On 9 July 1985 the Greenpeace campaign ship was bombed by French secret agents in Auckland, New Zealand. One environmental campaigner was killed and the Rainbow Warrior was sunk. Claire Bowes heard from the ship's captain Pete Willcox who was on board when the attack took place.
This programme is a rebroadcast
(Photo: Captain Pete Willcox, courtesy of Greenpeace)