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'''MV ''Mavi Marmara''''' ({{lang-en|Blue Marmara}}) is a [[Comoros]]-flagged <ref>{{cite news|title=İsrail ‘uluslararası suları’ kabul etti|url=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/dunya/14896132.asp|date=01 June 2010}}</ref> passenger ship, which was formerly owned and operated by [[IDO|Istanbul Fast Ferries Co. Inc.]] ({{lang-tr|İstanbul Deniz Otobüsleri A.Ş.}}) (IDO) on the line [[Sarayburnu]], Istanbul-[[Marmara Island]]-[[Avşa|Avşa Island]] in the [[Sea of Marmara]]. Its name means Blue Marmara. Built at the Golden Gate Shipyard by Turkish Shipbuilding Co. in 1994, the ship has a capacity of 1,080 passengers.<ref name="ido">{{cite web |url=http://www.ido.com.tr/index.cfm?page=SubPage&textid=846&kapsam=7&ln=tr |publisher=IDO |title=Mavi Marmara Yolcu Gemisi |language=Turkish |accessdate=2010-05-31 }}</ref> |
'''MV ''Mavi Marmara''''' ({{lang-en|Blue Marmara}}) is a [[Comoros]]-flagged <ref>{{cite news|title=İsrail ‘uluslararası suları’ kabul etti|url=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/dunya/14896132.asp|date=01 June 2010}}</ref> passenger ship, which was formerly owned and operated by [[IDO|Istanbul Fast Ferries Co. Inc.]] ({{lang-tr|İstanbul Deniz Otobüsleri A.Ş.}}) (IDO) on the line [[Sarayburnu]], Istanbul-[[Marmara Island]]-[[Avşa|Avşa Island]] in the [[Sea of Marmara]]. Its name means Blue Marmara. Built at the Golden Gate Shipyard by Turkish Shipbuilding Co. in 1994, the ship has a capacity of 1,080 passengers.<ref name="ido">{{cite web |url=http://www.ido.com.tr/index.cfm?page=SubPage&textid=846&kapsam=7&ln=tr |publisher=IDO |title=Mavi Marmara Yolcu Gemisi |language=Turkish |accessdate=2010-05-31 }}</ref> |
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The ship was purchased in 2010 by |
The ship was purchased in 2010 by an Islamic charity with links to Al-Qaeda <ref>[http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/hamas_e109.htm]'A Danish research institute exposes the links the Turkish organization IHH had with Al-Qaeda and global jihad networks'</ref>[[IHH (İnsani Yardım Vakfı)]], the Foundation for Human Rights and Freedom and Humanitarian Relief. It joined a flotilla of ships operated by activist groups bringing 10,000 tons of humanitarian aid to the [[Gaza Strip]], blockaded by [[Egypt]] and [[Israel]] since 2007. The İHH acquired the ship at a cost of $800,000, to be defrayed by public donations, as no shipowner was willing to risk their vessel on the journey.<ref name="hurriyet-turkish rights">{{cite news|title=Turkish rights group's cargo ship to set sail with Gaza aid|url=http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=cargo-ship-will-set-out-to-gaza-to-deliver-aid-2010-04-13|work=Hürriyet|date=13 May 2010}}</ref> |
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On 31 May 2010, the ship was intercepted by Israeli Defense Forces in the [[Gaza flotilla raid]] which left nine activists dead and up to sixty activists and ten IDF soldiers injured. {{Source?}} |
On 31 May 2010, the ship was intercepted by Israeli Defense Forces in the [[Gaza flotilla raid]] which left nine activists dead and up to sixty activists and ten IDF soldiers injured. {{Source?}} |
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Revision as of 21:56, 2 June 2010
MV Mavi Marmara leaving Istanbul for Gaza on May 22, 2010
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History | |
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Comoros | |
Name | MV Mavi Marmara |
Owner | IHH (İnsani Yardım Vakfı) [3] |
Operator | IHH (İnsani Yardım Vakfı) [3] |
Builder | Türkiye Gemi Sanayi A.Ş.[4] |
Yard number | 302[4] |
Completed | November 9, 1994[2] |
Homeport | Istanbul, Turkey |
Identification | IMO number: 9005869[1] |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Passenger ship |
Tonnage | 4,142 GT GT uses unsupported parameter (help) |
Length | 93 m (305 ft)[1] |
Beam | 20 m (66 ft)[1] |
Draft | 4 m (13 ft)[6] |
Installed power | 4,400 kW[2] |
Propulsion | 2[2] |
Speed | max. 9.9 knots (18.3 km/h; 11.4 mph)- avg. 7.2 knots (13.3 km/h; 8.3 mph)[6] |
Capacity | 1,080 passengers[5] |
MV Mavi Marmara (English: Blue Marmara) is a Comoros-flagged [7] passenger ship, which was formerly owned and operated by Istanbul Fast Ferries Co. Inc. (Turkish: İstanbul Deniz Otobüsleri A.Ş.) (IDO) on the line Sarayburnu, Istanbul-Marmara Island-Avşa Island in the Sea of Marmara. Its name means Blue Marmara. Built at the Golden Gate Shipyard by Turkish Shipbuilding Co. in 1994, the ship has a capacity of 1,080 passengers.[5]
The ship was purchased in 2010 by an Islamic charity with links to Al-Qaeda [8]IHH (İnsani Yardım Vakfı), the Foundation for Human Rights and Freedom and Humanitarian Relief. It joined a flotilla of ships operated by activist groups bringing 10,000 tons of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, blockaded by Egypt and Israel since 2007. The İHH acquired the ship at a cost of $800,000, to be defrayed by public donations, as no shipowner was willing to risk their vessel on the journey.[3]
On 31 May 2010, the ship was intercepted by Israeli Defense Forces in the Gaza flotilla raid which left nine activists dead and up to sixty activists and ten IDF soldiers injured. [citation needed]
Ship's registry
- ex MS Beydağı[4]
Sister ships
- MS TDI Karadeniz[4]
References
- ^ a b c "MS Mavi Marmara". Digital Seas. Retrieved 2010-05-31.
- ^ a b c "Detay Gemi Listesi" (PDF) (in Turkish). Cahmber of Maritime Izmir. Retrieved 2010-05-31. |
- ^ a b c "Turkish rights group's cargo ship to set sail with Gaza aid". Hürriyet. 13 May 2010.
- ^ a b c d "Mavi Marmara" (in Turkish). Tür Gemileri. Retrieved 2010-05-31.
- ^ a b "Mavi Marmara Yolcu Gemisi" (in Turkish). IDO. Retrieved 2010-05-31.
- ^ a b "M/S Mavi Marmara" (in Turkish). Marine Traffic. Retrieved 2010-05-31.
- ^ "İsrail 'uluslararası suları' kabul etti". 01 June 2010.
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(help) - ^ [1]'A Danish research institute exposes the links the Turkish organization IHH had with Al-Qaeda and global jihad networks'
External links
Media related to M/S Mavi Marmara at Wikimedia Commons Template:Http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam multimedia/English/eng n/html/hamas e109.htm