He was referring to the Rainbow Warrior, the Greenpeace vessel blown up by French intelligence lest it interfere with a Pacific nuclear test.

The French Government at first denied and later admitted responsibility for the sinking of the Greenpeace vessel.

Several crew members have sailed on Greenpeace vessels in the past, and the Global Mariner has employed similar tactics.

The record was promoted with a concert on the Greenpeace vessel Rainbow Warrior II, where they played a mixture of old and new songs.

On Sunday, one of the Greenpeace vessels collided with the escort ship, the Shikishima.

No one was hurt on the Greenpeace vessel.

In January, a Greenpeace vessel and a Japanese whaling ship collided.

He stared at the intrepid Greenpeace vessel juxtaposed on-screen with the mightyConstellation .

The two Greenpeace vessels remain under the control of the French Navy and are reportedly being towed away from Mururoa.

The Greenpeace vessels, sailing under the Swedish and Dutch flags, ignored warnings to leave the restricted zone, the Navy said.