Greenpeace relies on their ships as a way to witness and take action against environmental destruction. They have 3 different types of ships called the Rainbow Warrior, the Artic Sunrise, and the Esperanza. This organization also has a number of inflatable boats, which are often the most effective at sea. Greenpeace began its first journey on a boat in 1971, where a small group of activists sailed to Amchitka, an island off the coast of Alaska. They wanted to stop a US nuclear weapons test and raised the money for this mission through a concert. In 1978, Greenpeace acquired their first vessel with financial aid from WWF, (World Wildlife Foundation) and they called it the Rainbow Warrior. Just starting off as an organization, Greenpeace had many difficulties with finances, like how they were going to pay for fuel, legal issues and shortage of equipment. In 1985, they switched the diesel engine for sails- which is much more environmentally friendly. In the same year, the ship was bombed by French secret service agents while they were protesting French nuclear testing in New Zealand. One member of Greenpeace (a photographer) died as a result of the bombings. The organization was still practicing the same peaceful protests as they do today, however the French decided to use a deadly force. After the bombing, the second Rainbow Warrior took its place, which had many victories to its name. October 14, 2011 was the day the 3^rd Rainbow Warrior began its journey. This ship is very reliable and unique, as it is one of the most environmentally-friendly vessels (biological treatment of sewage and grey water, biological treatment of sewage and grey water, biological treatment of sewage and grey water, just to name a few). All of their ships are on constant missions to make our world a better place through peaceful actions.