STOP PRESS: RAINBOW WARRIOR RELEASED BUT DAMAGED

Greenpeace's communications office has just received a call from Stephanie Mills from on board the Rainbow Warrior! She reports everyone is safe and that they are free to leave but must ascertain whether the Rainbow Warrior is in fact seaworthy. Stephanie reports that the ship was rammed quite hard by a French vessel and that the damage may be too much for the ship to travel on its own.

A press release from the Rainbow Warrior will follow shortly.

Thanks to everyone for their support, their calls of concern and their efforts to send the message to the French government -- NUCLEAR TESTING IN 1995 IS UNACCEPTABLE!