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THE RAINBOW WARRIOR CREW - WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

THE RAINBOW WARRIOR CREW - WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

Peter Willcox, Skipper, USA

After 1985: . sailed aboard Greenpeace yacht 'Vega' to Moruroa in 1985 . continued as skipper on a number of other Greenpeace ships including the new Rainbow Warrior's 1991 voyage to Moruroa lived in the Marshall Islands for a year Now: . age, 41 . based in Palma, Majorca . professional skipper . married to former Greenpeace ship's doctor, one child

Bunny McDiarmid, Deckhand, New Zealand

After 1985: . sailed to Moruroa in 1985 as cook aboard the MV Greenpeace . lived on remote Marshall Island in 1986 as part of resettlement of people affected by radioactive fallout started work for the Greenpeace Pacific campaign in 1987 Now: . age, 38 . coordinator of Greenpeace's Pacific Campaign . partner of Henk Haazen, another former crew member, one child

Steve Sawyer, Pacific Campaign Coordinator, USA

After 1985: . executive director of Greenpeace USA from 1986 - 88 . member of Greenpeace International Board 1983 - 88 . executive director, Greenpeace International 1988 - 93 Now: . age, 38 . member of Greenpeace International board . living in Amsterdam . blues guitarist . married to former Greenpeace climate campaign coordinator, . two children

Grace O'Sullivan, Deckhand, Ireland

After 1985: . sailed on 'Vega' to Moruroa in 1985, . taken hostage on board French navy ship for seven days after sailing into nuclear testing zone . Deported to Ireland sailed on MV Greenpeace to Antarctica in 1986/87 . Helped erect Greenpeace's Antarctic base sailed on MV Sirius to carry out direct actions against Sellafield nuclear plant . sailed on MV Sirius during the launch of Greenpeace's Mediterranean campaign in 1986 . sailed on MV Greenpeace to the Antarctic to protest against Japanese whaling . sailed on MV Beluga in 1992 through Rhine River, Germany to highlight the dangers of chlorine industry Now: . age, 32 . assistant to Greenpeace International campaigns director, Amsterdam . member of board of Greenpeace Ireland . living in West Beemster, North Holland . married to Rens Willet, marine engineer who sailed with Greenpeace, . one child, age 4

Hans Guyt, Nuclear campaigner on board, Netherlands

After 1985: . campaign director, Greenpeace Netherlands . international radioactive waste dumping campaigner . jailed in 1988 after Sellafield nuclear plant action . member of Greenpeace Netherlands board Now: . age, 43 . living in Ireland, . runs a restaurant in Cork, Ireland, . married to former Greenpeace cook

Martini Gotje, First Mate, Netherlands

After 1985: . continued working for Greenpeace's Marine Division until 1992 . researcher for Greenpeace's campaign against missile flight testing in the Pacific Now: . age, 43 . based in New Zealand, . commercial mariner, . married, two children

Bene Hoffman, Second Mate, Germany

After 1985: . continued working for Greenpeace as mate and skipper on a number of vessels including new Rainbow Warrior . skippered Greenpeace ship 'Beluga' along the US and Canadian coasts of the Great Lakes and St Lawrence River, 1988 . supervised the superstructure conversion work on the new Rainbow Warrior . regional manager of Greenpeace Marine Division, USA, 1989 - 1994 Now: age, 42 . living in Washington DC, USA . enrolled in boat-building school . married to Eileen Price, a former Greenpeace USA media coordinator, two children

Davey Edwards, Chief Engineer, UK

After 1985: . head of marine services, Greenpeace New Zealand . chief engineer on a number of Greenpeace expeditions to Antarctica Now: . age, 41 . living in the Bay of Islands, New Zealand . running a daycare centre with his partner (formerly a Greenpeace Netherlands staff member), has one child

Hanne Sorensen, Second Engineer, Denmark

After 1985: . worked on other Greenpeace ships including MV Greenpeace voyage to Antarctica . a professional tool maker, assisted with set up of Greenpeace's Antarctic base in 1988 Now: . age, 35 . runs an organic native tree nursery on Waiheke Island, near Auckland

Henk Haazen, Third Engineer, Netherlands

After 1985: .worked for Greenpeace Antarctic campaign on engineering and logistics for Greenpeace Base Camp . crew on a number of Greenpeace expeditions to French Polynesia and Antarctica . lived on a remote Marshall Island assisting people affected by radioactive fallout from US nuclear tests Now: . age, 40 . living in New Zealand . boat building . partner of Bunny McDiarmid, one child

Natalie Mestre-Thomas, Cook, Switzerland

After 1985: . stayed in New Zealand for 2 years . assisted with voyages to Moruroa after bombing Now: . living in Switzerland . runs a bakery . married to former Greenpeace deckhand, two children

Andy Biedermann, Doctor, Switzerland

After 1985: . stayed in New Zealand for two years, working as a doctor and helping Greenpeace New Zealand . visited Tahiti to write a report on health impacts from nuclear testing called 'Testimonies' . ran Greenpeace Switzerland's atmosphere and energy campaign Now: . age, 38 . living in Switzerland . works as health adviser to a biological building institute . married, two children

Lloyd Anderson, Radio Operator, USA

After 1985: . worked as radio operator on several Greenpeace expeditions, including to Antarctica . sailed to Moruroa in 1991 Now: . age, 51 . living in California, running an electronics business

Margaret Mills, Cook in port, New Zealand

After 1985: . worked as cook on several Greenpeace expeditions, including to Antarctica Now: . age, 65 . living on Waiheke Island, near Auckland . farming and horse-riding

Fernando Pereira, Photographer, Dutch citizen killed in bomb blast, July 10 1985 . survived by his former wife and their two children


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