Ohana Kai Whale Campaign in San Francisco

Greenpeace ships, James Bay and Ohana Kai pass beneath the Golden Gate Bridge towards the Pacific Ocean.
Greenpeace chartered the James Bay in Seattle in 1976 for actions against the Soviet whaling fleet. The ship, named the Ohana Kai (Hawaiian for "family of the Sea") was the fastest vessel for the whales, ever. It confronted and documented Soviet whale-kills north of Hawaii; the first fully-owned anti-whaling ship in the world. The successful and dramatic expedition, conducted in cooperation with Greenpeace Foundation, encountered and boarded a Soviet whaling fleet 1200 miles north of Hawaii, and was the subject of an ABC television documentary aired internationally.

Unique identifier: GP0STP8AG

Type: Image

Shoot date: 15/08/1977

Locations: North America, Pacific Ocean, San Francisco, United States of America

Credit line: © Campbell Plowden / Greenpeace

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

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Ohana Kai Whale Campaign in San Francisco

Ohana Kai Whale Campaign in San Francisco, California, 1977.
The ship, named the Ohana Kai (Hawaiian for "family of the Sea") was the fastest vessel for the whales, ever. A 176-foot WWII sub-chaser for an expedition to confront and document Soviet whale-kills north of Hawaii; the first fully-owned anti-whaling ship in the world. Greenpeace chartered the James Bay as well in Seattle in 1976 for actions against the Soviet whaling fleet. The successful and dramatic expedition, conducted in cooperation with Greenpeace Foundation, encountered and boarded a Soviet whaling fleet 1200 miles north of Hawaii, and was the subject of an ABC television documentary aired internationally.

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Soviet Whaling Tour in the North Pacific 1977 (All photographers)

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