Ship just got real – we’ve got a boat!
From April 2024, the very first Greenpeace Australia Pacific vessel will set sail in the turquoise waters around Australia and the Pacific.
With the help of an incredibly generous donor, we’ve purchased a 68ft blue water sailing boat. It’s no leisure cruiser. It’s built for speed, for the open water, to take on those who threaten the future of our blue planet.
It has recently made its way from France all the way to its new home in Australia Pacific waters. It’s currently undergoing a makeover and refit to ensure it’s up to the best possible standard for our ocean campaigns.
A love for our oceans lies at the heart of who we are at Greenpeace Australia Pacific.
Our first ever action in 1977 involved activists using inflatable zodiacs to blockade a whaling station in Albany, Western Australia. This action helped to bring an end to whaling in Australian waters, and spelled the birth of Greenpeace in Australia and later the Pacific.
And now, our fight to protect whales and every creature that calls the ocean home has never been greater.
Which is why we need this vessel to help win campaigns and safeguard our oceans.
As our Head of Field Operations Chris Hay put it: you can’t save the oceans without getting your feet wet.
Now that we have this incredible campaigning asset, we need to raise funds to help power our new vessel to victory. There’s a lot at stake:
- Our direct action at sea can help stop Woodside’s monstrous Burrup Hub from becoming a reality. Exposing their sins at sea can help stop the project.
- Along with Pasifika activists, we’re taking the world’s biggest issue – climate change – to the world’s highest court. With the help of our new vessel, we’ll continue to engage with communities in the Pacific.
- Our oceans are in crisis, with deep sea mining, plastic pollution and industrial fishing pushing our blue planet to the brink. With our new ocean-going vessel, we can campaign for a Global Oceans Treaty, a Global Plastics Treaty, and a moratorium on the destructive practice of deep sea mining.
It won’t be long until our boat is ready for campaigning at sea – and you can be part of this next phase of history at Greenpeace Australia Pacific.
Donate now to help get our boat on the water and protecting our beautiful oceans.
