 It was the first major humanitarian mission of Greenpeace, which had been generally engaged in protests, and a major challenge for the small crew of the "Rainbow Warrior".After accomplishing Operation Exodus, "Rainbow Warrior" sailed to Auckland, New Zealand, on her way to French Polynesia to stop French nuclear testing.On July 10, 1985, when the crew was ashore celebrating Sawyer's 29th birthday, a bomb exploded on the ship.