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Rainbow Warrior Wreck


New Zealand, NI

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  West of Motutapere island (Matauri Bay), among the Cavalli group of islands.
  how?By boat
  distanceShort boat time (< 10min)
  easy to find?Easy to find
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week-end crowd Empty
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Dive site Characteristics
  alternative nameJewel of the North, Sir William Hardy
    Quality
 dive site qualityGood
 experienceCMAS ** / AOW
 bio interestInteresting
    Dive site infos
 average depth25.0 m / 82 ft
 max depth26.0 m / 85.3 ft
 currentLow ( < 1 knots)
 visibilityGood ( 10 - 30 m)
 dive type- Wreck
    Dive site activities
    - Marine biology
- Photography

  Author: Anonymous
Contributors (1)
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 The Rainbow Warrior was the Green Peace flagship (40 metres and 418 tonnes). It was used all over the world to protest about environmental and humanitarian issues.

On july 10th 1985, it was bombed by French Secret Service Officers, killing a photographer, Fernando Pereria.

On december 14th 1987, the boat was towed from Auckland to the Cavalli Islands, and was sunk to be an artificial reef.

This colourfull wreck lies on a sandy floor, maximum depth is 26m (high tide).

More info on WikiPedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow_Warrior

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DatumWGS84 [ Help ]
GPS Lat.35° 2.398' S
GPS Long.173° 57.176' E
PrecisionApproximate
 
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Rainbow Warrior Wreck, New Zealand
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