Rainbow Warrior: Murder in the Pacific on SBS – Greenpeace activists sail to the Pacific on board their flagship Rainbow Warrior; but their mission to disrupt French nuclear weapons testing is thwarted when two bombs sink the ship and kill a crew member.
In the biggest police case in New Zealand’s history a shocking act of international sabotage is revealed, sanctioned at the highest level, with repercussions that threaten to bring down a government.
Series One, Episode Three
In the final part of the story, we hear from the bomber himself how he came to plant the bombs on the Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior and the measures he took to escape New Zealand after the attack.
He and another suspect reveal the origins of the mission: the French government convincing them that the KGB had infiltrated Greenpeace, and we learn that the agents’ reasons for their military service are not so far removed from the motivations of the Greenpeace activists.
Rainbow Warrior: Murder In The Pacific – Final Episode – Wednesday, 19 July at 8.30pm on SBS and SBS on Demand (3 Parts)
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