Crew members of the RAINBOW WARRIOR under arrest at Papeete airport, Tahiti following storming of the RAINBOW WARRIOR by French commandos inside the 12 mile exclusion zone around the French nuclear te

Crew members of the RAINBOW WARRIOR under arrest at Papeete airport, Tahiti following storming of the RAINBOW WARRIOR by French commandos inside the 12 mile exclusion zone around the French nuclear test site at Moruroa. The Warrior had entered the exclusion zone to protest against nuclear tests at the atoll. South Pacific.

Unique identifier: GP0JRU

Type: Image

Shoot date: 02/09/1995

Locations: French Polynesia, Papeete, Polynesia, Tahiti

Credit line: © Greenpeace / Steve Morgan

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

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Moruroa French Nuclear Testing Tour

The Greenpeace flagship RAINBOW WARRIOR en route to Moruroa to protest the planned resumption of French nuclear weapons testing at Moruroa. Pictures include rendezvous with MV Greenpeace, Vega and a flotilla of boats outside the exclusion zone around Moruroa to protest against French Nuclear Testing at the atoll; David McTaggart and storming by French commandos; pacific islands with palm trees, military frigate. The Rainbow Warrior and the MV Greenpeace were arrested during the actions.

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