Sailing with Greenpeace
Tuesday, March 9, 2004
Rainbow Warrior lay at anchor at Jakarta's Tanjung Priok port late in January. The ship owned by the environmental group Greenpeace was on a mission to gather evidence of illegal logging and the theft of timber in the Kalimantan forests.
Over the years Greenpeace has roamed the seas stalking environmental offenders, earning in the process praises and abuses alike.
For two weeks TEMPO's I G.G. Maha Adi sailed with the Rainbow Warrior in Kalimantan waters. Following is his report.
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NEW Zealand's Greenpeace Director Elaine Shaw had just returned home when her phone rang. The voice of a New Zealand Herald reporter could be heard on the line. "Oh my God, you know what time it is?" said an annoyed Shaw while staring at the wall clock. It was 1am. The reporter was undeterred and held on. He only lowered his tone and said, "Sorry, but don't you know your ship has sunk?" Elaine was taken aback. In suppressed
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