09-07-2025
The Bigger Picture: End of the rainbow
The bombed remains of the Greenpeace flagship the Rainbow Warrior. Photo / Tristan Siegmann /Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images
'And then the explosion. Outside, it was heard as a dull boom that shook nearby buildings and rattled window panes. The Rainbow Warrior lifted slightly in the water and then settled, the sea boiling and steaming on its starboard side. Within seconds she was listing as thousands of gallons of