Veterans of 1973 French Nuclear Testing Voyage Prepare for Cook Islands Stopover

Nineteen sailors originally deployed aboard a frigate to monitor French atmospheric nuclear tests at Mururoa Atoll in 1973 are embarking on a historic return journey to the Cook Islands. The trip marks their first visit to the region in over five decades.

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Sailors to make Cook Islands stopover after 53 years

Nineteen veterans who were aboard a frigates were sent to to observe French nuclear testing at Mururoa Atoll in 1973 are now finally heading to the Cook Islands for one last tour of duty together.

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Veterans of 1973 French Nuclear Testing Voyage Prepare for Cook Islands Stopover

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