Peter Heller's absolute joy and glee in retelling his adventure with Patrick Watson was amazing. Presenting authentic feelings in recalling an epic story such as this really raised the bar. Great story. Great podcast.
Great podcast. Just a fact check for you on this episode. I sailed with Peter Wilcox, captain of the Rainbow Warrior that was bombed by the French secret service in Auckland. I’m pretty sure the story goes that the crew was on deck having a party for a crew member’s bday. Two bombs had been set on the hull under the water line. First bomb went off and (because part of what GP does is bear witness to environmental atrocities and publicize it to the world through video and photographs), the photographer went below to get his camera just when the second bomb went off. That’s how I remember Peter telling it. Not sure if the guy who told Heller the story was present in NZ when the bombing took place. Sounds like he was crew for Sea Shepherd. I’ll confirm with Peter.
Update: “ Martini Gotje went down below to check that Hanne Sorensen was not in her cabin. Fernando Pereira went down to his cabin to retrieve his camera equipment.
i just started listening to this podcast last episode and it has quickly skyrocketed up my list. this episode was probably one of the best podcasts i have ever listened to. the emotion and the storytelling all through a canadian perspective was awe-inspiring and changed my worldview. i have recommended it to all my friends and family! thanks again :)
Peter Heller's absolute joy and glee in retelling his adventure with Patrick Watson was amazing. Presenting authentic feelings in recalling an epic story such as this really raised the bar. Great story. Great podcast.
Great podcast. Just a fact check for you on this episode. I sailed with Peter Wilcox, captain of the Rainbow Warrior that was bombed by the French secret service in Auckland. I’m pretty sure the story goes that the crew was on deck having a party for a crew member’s bday. Two bombs had been set on the hull under the water line. First bomb went off and (because part of what GP does is bear witness to environmental atrocities and publicize it to the world through video and photographs), the photographer went below to get his camera just when the second bomb went off. That’s how I remember Peter telling it. Not sure if the guy who told Heller the story was present in NZ when the bombing took place. Sounds like he was crew for Sea Shepherd. I’ll confirm with Peter.
Update: “ Martini Gotje went down below to check that Hanne Sorensen was not in her cabin. Fernando Pereira went down to his cabin to retrieve his camera equipment.
Then, there was a second explosion.” https://www.greenpeace.org.au/learn/bombing-of-the-rainbow-warrior/
i just started listening to this podcast last episode and it has quickly skyrocketed up my list. this episode was probably one of the best podcasts i have ever listened to. the emotion and the storytelling all through a canadian perspective was awe-inspiring and changed my worldview. i have recommended it to all my friends and family! thanks again :)