Several political figures , including then New Zealand Prime Minister David Lange , have referred Statement to the bombing Attack as an act of terrorism Terrorism or state-sponsored terrorism Terrorism .

On 30 May `` Fortuna '' was damaged Damaging and `` Lange Bark '' sunk Catastrophe , but on 31 May the Swedish ship `` Mars '' was boarded Self_motion by `` Byens Løffue '' , `` Engel '' and `` Fuchs '' before catching alight and exploding Attack , killing Killing most of its crew and 300 boarders .