We have all recovered from a severe stormy night. The ship took quite a battering being thrown around like a cork and all those on board felt like peas in a jar. At 0500 this morning it was decided to start the main engines and run to the northeast to clear the worst effects of the storms which approach from the west. With the combined main engine and sail we are achieving a speed of nearly ten knots towards our destination. The Rainbow Warrior is now making a good ten knots under one engine and full sail.
Wind is still steady westerly, force seven with heavy swell.
She is more comfortable now than twelve hours ago and all on board are recovering from the earlier battering by the elements. I can now sit comfortably in my cabin and continue the log of life on board. People will ask what our reaction was when we heard the announcement by President Chirac on the morning of 14 June. We were not surprised but felt anger, which increased our determination to bear witness at Moruroa Atoll. The equipment we have on board Rainbow Warrior is designed for the various campaigns Greenpeace addresses.