During the operation, two operatives sank the flagship of the Greenpeace fleet, the Rainbow Warrior in the port of Auckland, New Zealand on its way to a protest against a planned French nuclear test in Moruroa.  It was sank by Retaliation by protesters from Greenpeace against French nuclear testing

sinking ship in 1984 robert muldoon decided to go to the polls early 14th of july This was due partly to a decision by Marilyn Waring thant new zealand  was nuclear free New Zealand became Nuclear Free in 1987 when Labour was re-elected in augest 1987 the policy having become law in June that year as the New Zealand Nuclear Free Zone. Only one person died fernado pereira it was a camera man for greenspace he was a father of two young children he had only  just turned 35.