# When did the French sink a Green Peace boat in the US? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [September 23, 2001, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-the-french-sink-a-green-peace-boat-in-the-us/83324 "2001-09-23T11:58:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2001, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-the-french-sink-a-green-peace-boat-in-the-us/83324/1 "2001-09-23T11:58:13Z")
Title says it all really. I read someone mention it in passing on another thread and I’m curious as to whether they are getting confused with the sinking of the **Rainbow Warrior** in New Zealand by the French, or if the French also sunk a boat in the USA. ---
**Author:** ![Mersavets](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/aca169/32.png) [@Mersavets](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mersavets)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2001, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-the-french-sink-a-green-peace-boat-in-the-us/83324/2 "2001-09-23T12:01:35Z")
Nope. Just the one in Auckland Harbour I think. ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2001, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-the-french-sink-a-green-peace-boat-in-the-us/83324/3 "2001-09-23T12:04:31Z")
Yes thought as much, thanks ---
**Author:** ![AKAmame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/aca169/32.png) [@AKAmame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AKAmame)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2001, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-the-french-sink-a-green-peace-boat-in-the-us/83324/4 "2001-09-23T12:07:48Z")
JUST? ---
**Author:** ![TheLoadedDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/35a633/32.png) [@TheLoadedDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheLoadedDog)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2001, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-the-french-sink-a-green-peace-boat-in-the-us/83324/5 "2001-09-23T12:21:25Z")
A berm! ---
**Author:** ![Mersavets](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/aca169/32.png) [@Mersavets](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mersavets)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2001, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-the-french-sink-a-green-peace-boat-in-the-us/83324/6 "2001-09-23T12:49:26Z")
Yes! JUST! It’s not like Americans died or anything serious. Just out of curiosity though, how many people would the DGSE had to have killed for the US State Department to name France as a state sponsor of terrorism?a ---
**Author:** ![postcards](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8e8cbc/32.png) [@postcards](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/postcards)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2001, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-the-french-sink-a-green-peace-boat-in-the-us/83324/7 "2001-09-23T14:12:43Z")
[QUOTE] \*Originally posted by Mersavets \* \*\*Yes! JUST! It’s not like Americans died or anything serious. A photographer for Greenpeace died on that ship. Not sure of his nationality, but since I’m a photog, he was my brother. ---
**Author:** ![Mersavets](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/aca169/32.png) [@Mersavets](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mersavets)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2001, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-the-french-sink-a-green-peace-boat-in-the-us/83324/8 "2001-09-23T14:47:19Z")
He was Portuguese. I’m not Portuguese or a photographer but he was a brother of us all nonetheless. b ---
**Author:** ![manhattan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manhattan/32/7_2.png) [@manhattan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manhattan)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2001, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-the-french-sink-a-green-peace-boat-in-the-us/83324/9 "2001-09-23T18:10:23Z")
Does there remain a General Question here?