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Yesterday, August 16 at 4pm Singapore time, the Rainbow Warrior - the Greenpeace flagship - was handed over to the organisation Friendship, a Bangladesh based NGO which specialises in medical care and emergency relief. The Rainbow Warrior has been renamed "Rongdhonu", Bengali for Rainbow. The ship will be refitted for use as a hospital ship and she will serve the coastal belt of Bangladesh and the Bay of Bengal, delivering primary and secondary medical assistance to some of the most vulnerable communities of the world. The Rongdhonu will also serve as an emergency medical ship around the region, enabling Friendship to bring medical aid to those areas which are already experiencing the effects of climate change.
When we look back at the Cree Indian prophecy from which the Rainbow Warrior took her name, it is fitting that her next task will also be one of healing: There will come a time when the Earth grows sick and when it does a tribe will gather from all cultures of the world who believe in deeds and not words. They will work to heal it they will be known as 'Warriors of the Rainbow'."
The Rongdhonu will carry on this proud tradition as she brings healthcare and emergency relief to communities which have no access to dependable health care.
Even though the ship has a new name and a new mission, we will hold true to our principles when it comes to what happens to the ship when its useful life is over. That is why we have taken great care in our contract with Friendship that when the time comes for the Rongdhonu to be scrapped, that this will be done to the highest environmental standards and that we will provide financial assistance to make sure this happens. We also have the right of approval of any potential future owners to ensure that the commitment to these standards will be kept and that the ship would end her life in the manner she has advocated for us for so many years.
It is time for us to say farewell to the Rainbow Warrior and to wish the Rongdhonu well on the next steps of her mission.
Farewell to the Rainbow Warrior II | Greenpeace India
When we look back at the Cree Indian prophecy from which the Rainbow Warrior took her name, it is fitting that her next task will also be one of healing: There will come a time when the Earth grows sick and when it does a tribe will gather from all cultures of the world who believe in deeds and not words. They will work to heal it they will be known as 'Warriors of the Rainbow'."
The Rongdhonu will carry on this proud tradition as she brings healthcare and emergency relief to communities which have no access to dependable health care.
Even though the ship has a new name and a new mission, we will hold true to our principles when it comes to what happens to the ship when its useful life is over. That is why we have taken great care in our contract with Friendship that when the time comes for the Rongdhonu to be scrapped, that this will be done to the highest environmental standards and that we will provide financial assistance to make sure this happens. We also have the right of approval of any potential future owners to ensure that the commitment to these standards will be kept and that the ship would end her life in the manner she has advocated for us for so many years.
It is time for us to say farewell to the Rainbow Warrior and to wish the Rongdhonu well on the next steps of her mission.
Farewell to the Rainbow Warrior II | Greenpeace India
