Voyage to Save the Whales - Long Version

Footage of Greenpeace's first campaigns to halt the hunting of whales by the Soviet whaling fleet in 1975 and 1976. Includes dramatic footage of Greenpeace activists placing themselves in the path of harpoons.

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Unique identifier: GP1SV11B

Type: Video

Shoot date: 01/01/1977

Locations: Pacific Ocean

Credit line: © Greenpeace / Omni Films

Duration: 52m32s

Audio format: Final Mix

Ranking: ★★★★★★ (B)

Containers

Shoot:

Soviet Whaling Tours in North Pacific 1975 - 1976 (VIDEOS)

Greenpeace first anti whaling campaign was carried out during the summer of 1975 in the North Pacific Ocean using the sailing vessel Phyllis Cormack to oppose the activities of a Russian whaling fleet. The shoot includes images from the very first encounter with the Soviet whalers, the first time Greenpeace confronted whalers, on June 26, 1975. A year after the group embarked again with both the Phyllis Cormack and the James Bay to defend the whales.

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Greenpeace Highlights: 70s (Videos)

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