Welcome SY Witness
A very warm welcome to SY Witness, part of the Greenpeace International fleet!
For more than 50 years, Greenpeace has been sailing the world’s oceans protecting our planet and fighting for environmental justice.
SY Witness measures 22.5m in length but has a lifting keel and rudder so she can navigate shallow waters. She joined the Greenpeace fleet in 2021, and in 2022 had solar panels, wind turbines and an optimised power management system installed onboard.
Vessel Specification
- Length overall 22.5m (74feet)
- Beam 6m (20feet)
- Built in 2003 in South Africa
- Weighing over 50 tonnes
- Up to 12 crew
- Sails under a Netherlands flag
- Acquired by Greenpeace in 2021
- Previously known as Pelagic Australis
- Last winter, she sailed in the Arctic Circle on scientific expedition to monitor ecosystems ahead of possible deep-sea mining in the Norwegian Sea.
