Yesterday afternoon I met her for the first time: I'd seen plenty of pictures, heard some stories, met some of the extraordinary people who had built her and talked to some of those who sail her. We are of course talking about the new Greenpeace flagship, the Rainbow Warrior III.
The ship is currently on its maiden voyage which started in Hamburg to Amsterdam, from where she sailed to London. The next stops will take her to Stockholm, Barcelona and Marseille before she crosses the pond and visits the USA early next year.
To celebrate the occasion, Greenpeace UK organised a concert by Damon Albarn and Clash founder Paul Simonon’s band The Good, The Bad and The Queen which was performed on the heli-deck of the vessel. Needless to say, it was a memorable occasion and I am glad to have been there.
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