The Rainbow Warrior is perhaps the most famous Greenpeace ship. The current Rainbow Warrior was launched on 10 July 1989. The original vessel was sunk in 1985 by agents of the French government in an attempt to foil protests of their nuclear weapons testing in the Pacific.
The plan backfired, sparking worldwide outrage, and the rebuilt ship proved that “you can’t sink a rainbow” when it returned to battle successfully against the testing programme. Nuclear testing ended at Moruroa in 1996.
The ship’s name was inspired by a North American Indian prophecy …

The Elephanta Caves are a great tourist attraction in the vicinity of the large Mumbai meteropolis. The Elephanta island is located 10 km away from the Gateway of India at Mumbai. These caves house rock cut temples dating back to the 5th century CE.The Elephanta island was so named by the Portuguese, after the statue of an elephant near the landing area of the island. These rock cut temples dedicated to Shiva Mahadeva are rich in sculptural content. Motorboats take passengers from Appollo Bunder near the Gateway of India.An epitome …

Besides its magnificent beaches, the picturesque Konkan coast from Mumbai to Goa is studded with forts which have survived in their solid majesty for more than three centuries. The forts and fortresses on the coast of western India built between the 14th and 17th century are testimony to the raging battles between the Sultans and the Hindu Kingdoms. Later, these forts were also the sites of wars with foreign powers that had reached Indian shores – first the Portuguese and later the British and the French.The Fort of Janjira on …

This post can be considered a history lesson from Giira Yachts for those who missed the day or were siting at the backbench sleeping (like me) . We have all heard about the great Christopher Columbus who’s went out in search of india but landed on the American shores.
Born in 1451, Genoa [Italy], and regarded as “discoverer of the New World” Christopher Columbus is widely known for the four voyages in which Columbus played the part of hero, in being the means of bringing great material profit to …

Before the advent of the gasoline engine, fishing boats were powered by oar or sail. These workboats owed their graceful lines, stability, and speed to generations of fishing vessels that plied the formidable bay before them.
Characteristics of the Modern Fishing Boat.
Round bottom, double-wedge hullA single inboard gas or diesel engineA small forward cabin and windshield shelter for the helmsmanOpen, decked cockpit aftLength varies from 20-40 feetTraditionally built of wood (cedar planking over oak frames),began to be replaced by fiberglass hulls by the early 1960sElectronic equipment, such as radar, radio, …

The term ‘Luxury Yacht’ refers to a very expensive privately-owned yacht which is professionally crewed. There has been a big change in the long history of luxury yachts and these have been transformed from something simple and classy to a high-tech rich asset.

BEFORE
Also known as a super-yacht, a luxury yacht may be either a sailing or motor yacht. This term began to appear at the beginning of the 20th century when wealthy individuals constructed large private yachts for personal pleasure. Early luxury sailing yachts include Americas Cup classic J class …