Protest yacht to Sail
' The -Pacific Peacemaker, the Australian antinuclear, ketch, is expected to sail for Mururoa Atoll at 5 p:m.. today.-. The 16-metre ketch was.tor have left Lyttelton yesterday but had to delay its departure to wait (or the arrival of a crew member from Australia. The new crew member, a ! radio operator, brings the, ketch's complement to 12. which includes the four children of the ketch’s skipper, Mr Bill EthelL A crew ..spokesman said . yesterday there had been an “overwhelming” response ■ from Christchurch supporters of the .ketch, with the crew being showered with gifts of money and ptovisiohsfor the trip.
Hi He said it/would ’ take-; about: three’ weeks to sail to ;• Mururda and from there the : ketch would (sail ,to Tahiti. The main aim of the crew i§-.to take part in an.Jnterr national boat protest at Seat/ tie, (’•Washington,. in August, against the. launching .of new United ’’States; Navy 'Tri'-, dent nuclear submarine.
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Press, 2 March 1982, Page 6
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155Protest yacht to Sail Press, 2 March 1982, Page 6
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