Captain John Cormack on bridge of Phyllis Cormack. Alert Bay. First Greenpeace protest against nuclear testing off NW coast of Canada.

View from mast of bridge with "Greenpeace" on it. John Cormack on bridge. Amchitka - first Greenpeace protest against nuclear testing off NW coast of Canada.

Unique identifier: GP010I5

Type: Image

Shoot date: 01/09/1971

Locations: Alert Bay, British Columbia, Canada, Cormorant Island, North America

Credit line: © Greenpeace / Robert Keziere

Size: 4907px × 3351px 3MB

Ranking: ★★★★★★★ (A)

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Documentation of Greenpeace Voyage from Vancouver to Amchitka - Photos by R. Keziere

This is a photographic record by Robert Keziere of the very first Greenpeace voyage, which departed Vancouver on the 15th September 1971. The aim of the trip was to halt nuclear tests in Amchitka Island by sailing into the restricted area. Crew on-board the ship Phyllis Cormack (also called "The Greenpeace"), are the pioneers of the green movement who formed the original group that became Greenpeace.

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