Rainbow Warrior
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In
1985 France planned to test one of their atomic bombs at
Moruroa in French Polynesia. This was something Greenpeace
didn't like very much, so they sent a group of activists
to New Zealand on their flagship Rainbow Warrior. This
again was something the French intelligence service DGSE
didn't favor, and they launched Operation Satanique.
Agents from DGSE sunk the ship with two mines inside
Auckland harbor 10. July 1985. France officially denied
the operation, but two of their agents were later arrested
and the truth about the operation was revealed. The wreck
was raised, but soon after declared a total wreck and
scuttled in Maturi Bay 12. December 1987. The wreck rest
today on a depth of 26 meter southeast of Cavelli Island.
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| 34º58.60' S 173º58.14' E ( Source: Seafriends ) Last updated: January 2021 |
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