Rainbow Warrior I

No AIS position on record for this vessel. Identity and particulars are below.

Identity & particulars

Name

Rainbow Warrior I

IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?

5329786

MMSIWhat is an MMSI?

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Call signWhat is a call sign?

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Flag

WikidataSource: Wikidata, record Q627265$C516BE9C-D87B-40CB-B119-D74E67402C1A P8047. Added to Voydar on September 29, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.United Kingdom

Vessel type

ship

Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight

418

Length overall

44 m

Beam

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Year built

1955

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Timeline

Dated events for this ship from every source Voydar holds, newest first. Each line names its source; derived items say how they were derived.

Owner, operator and manager changes found by comparing yearly EU MRV reports are dated to the reporting year ("during 2025"), not to a day. Port calls here are the most recent only; the full lists are further down.

About Rainbow Warrior I

Rainbow Warrior was a Greenpeace ship involved in campaigns against whaling, seal hunting, nuclear testing and nuclear waste dumping during the late 1970s and early 1980s. The Direction Générale de la Sécurité Extérieure (the French intelligence service) bombed Rainbow Warrior in the Port of Auckland, New Zealand on 10 July 1985, sinking the ship and killing photographer Fernando Pereira.

Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.

Frequently asked questions

Where is Rainbow Warrior I now?

Voydar has no displayable AIS position for Rainbow Warrior I in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.

What kind of ship is Rainbow Warrior I?

Rainbow Warrior I is a ship sailing under the flag of United Kingdom, built in 1955 by Hall, Russell & Company. The vessel is 44 m long and has a gross tonnage of 418.

What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for Rainbow Warrior I?

Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for Rainbow Warrior I from the OFAC SDN list, the UK Sanctions List, the Canadian autonomous sanctions list, the EU list of designated vessels, the New Zealand Russia Sanctions Register and the French national asset-freeze register. Coverage may be incomplete; this is not sanctions clearance. No matched inspection records are displayed for Rainbow Warrior I. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.