Greenpeace's Ships:

• MV Arctic Sunrise

Before Greenpeace owned the MV Arctic Sunrise it was a sealing vessel. At one time, Greenpeace confronted the ship while it was delivering equipment for building an airstrip through a penguin habitat in the Antarctic. Despite this history, Greenpeace bought the Arctic Sunrise in 1995 and now uses it extensively for expeditions to the polar regions and elsewhere.
• MV Esperanza

The newest member of the Greenpeace fleet, the Esperanza (Spanish for "hope") is the first Greenpeace ship to be named by visitors to our web site. It is a former fire-fighting vessel. At 72 metres and with a top speed of 18 knots, the ship is ideal for fast and long-range work. The ship's ice class status means it can also work in polar regions.
• SV Rainbow Warrior

The first SV Rainbow Warrior sank in New Zealand in 1985 after a French Secret Service agent planted two bombs on the ship. The current Rainbow Warrior was launched on 10 July 1989. The name of the ship was inspired by a North American Indian prophecy that foresees a time when humans, through greed, have destroyed the world, and the Warriors of the Rainbow rise to save it.