The new Rainbow Warrior

For the first time, the new Greenpeace Rainbow Warrior is visiting Brisbane on a tour to save the Great Barrier Reef from planned coal expansion. Built from scratch using the best environmental design, the new Rainbow Warrior is 58 metres long and boasts one of the tallest sail mast systems for a ship of its size. 

The new Rainbow Warrior is also the first purpose-built ship, funded entirely by donations from Greenpeace supporters. She is the third ship to carry the Rainbow Warrior name, and is at the cutting edge of clean technology -- one of the most environmentally-friendly modern ships ever built, claims Greenpeace.

Two A-frame masts exclaim that this is no ordinary sailing ship: it is a sleek, efficient eco-vessel, every detail crafted with sustainability in mind. The new Rainbow Warrior is built to sail. Her sails cover an area of almost 1300 square metres. Her masts are 55 metres high -- and built to carry much more sail than normal masts of that height.

On the occasions when she can’t sail, the Rainbow Warrior can switch to a diesel-electric propulsion system, which uses the cleanest, most efficient engines on the market.

The wooden dolphin on the bow of the ship is from the second Rainbow Warrior. It was put in place in early January, making New Zealand the very first country to see the new ship or with this little piece of history in place.

The ship’s bell from the original Rainbow Warrior, rescued after she was bombed in Auckland harbour, is onboard the new Rainbow Warrior. The bell was rung when the new ship visited the resting place of the original Warrior for the first time, in Matauri Bay, New Zealand in January 2013.

You can visit the Rainbow Warrior in Brisbane: 6-7 April, Portside Wharf, Hamilton Harbour. Open boat 9am-4pm, Tours 11am-2pm, before she heads north to the Great Barrier Reef to campaign against Australia's expanding coal industry and the planned new waterfront shipping infrastructure. 

Rainbow Warrior Captain Peter Willcox, who was captain of the original Rainbow Warrior when it was bombed in Auckland Harbour, will spearhead the anti-coal campaign. For more information go to: www.rainbowwarrior.com.au.