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They sailed for Mumbai without the papers.

"When we came to Mumbai to carry out the second phase of the programme, the customs authorities did not allow the ship to dock. We were stuck off the coast of Mumbai for nearly eight days," she said.

Adarsh said, "Our water reserves were running out. We had just enough water to drink and cook. Bathing was out of question."

After a lot of lobbying, the authorities did allow the ship to dock, but then the immigration authorities created another hurdle. The crew -- from the US, the UK, the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Lebanon, Ghana, India, New Zealand and Australia -- was told that it could not disembark.

On the bridge of the Rainbow Warrior, crewmembers Philip Dunn, the outboard mechanic, Jan Verhoef, toxin specialist, and Martyn, a campaigner, discuss the day's activities.

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