The world's beaches are in trouble!
Shipbreaking takes place in poor countries, where once pretty beaches in India, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Turkey are turned into ship graveyards. However, old ships contain hazardous substances such as asbestos, lead paint and PCBs, which are released into the environment. The Rainbow Warrior is in India to visit the shipbreaking yards. Evedien from the Netherlands is on board....
November 11, 2003
Alang: here we come!
Today we left Bombay to sail to Alang, so the last supplies came on board. In India we've been able to buy all our fresh fruit and vegetables thanks to Miriam, our Bombay volunteer. So thanks Miriam! Even we've been able to supply the ship with fish, since we could buy some fish from local fishermen. Two women came by to clean the fish for us. We need a lot of (food)supplies, cause we'll be at sea till the 28th of November.
The crew worked all morning to get the ship ready for departure. The estimated leaving time was at midday. We finally left around a quarter to two, because we had to wait for our pilot. As soon as he came on board we left the smelly and filthy harbour of Bombay. Alang: here we come! It felt great that we were finally sailing. The Rainbow Warrior is a beautiful ship!
In the afternoon we had a crew meeting about the upcoming plans and some logistics. Moritz (the 1st mate) also told us to be very economical with our use of water. Although we have around 15.000 litre on board, we'll be at sea for a long time with 26 people. That evening I enjoyed my first sunset at the Rainbow Warrior.
Posted by at November 11, 2003 08:54 PMHello Evedien,
It definitely was your picture on the GP Netherlands homepage which made me decide to read your diary :)Emiel knows how to get people into the GP NL website.
Really quite shocking experiences. I did already read a bit on shipbreaking before, but a report on the spot, almost like in real time, gives a very interesting picture from behind the scenes. Are you wearing any protection while inhaling al those toxics?
One of these days I might be on board the Argus, experiencing what it is to be a Greenpeace Campaigner on the frontlines. Really curious. Must give you a boost of adrenaline, doens't it, to be on the flagship. Do keep up the good work! And keep on sending those diary snippets and pictures. See you back in Amsterdam.
Michel Verschoor
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