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On 31 May 2010, while en route to Gaza, [[commando]]s from the [[Israeli Defense Forces]] (IDF) [[Gaza flotilla raid|boarded the ''MV Mavi Marmara'']] in [[international waters]] after communicating warnings that a naval blockade of the Gaza area was in force.<ref name="APDetailsEmerge">{{cite news|title=Details emerge of bloodshed aboard Gaza-bound ship|url=http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5i4FlVwMgaQcImeSQwTKnGrH2VZUAD9G3CKJO0|date=2 June 2010|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5qHYg61LU|archivedate=6 June 2010}}</ref> In the violent clashes that followed, nine activists were killed and several dozen activists and ten IDF soldiers were injured.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/10195838.stm|title=Deaths as Israeli forces storm Gaza aid ship|publisher=BBC News|date=31 May 2010}}</ref> |
On 31 May 2010, while en route to Gaza, [[commando]]s from the [[Israeli Defense Forces]] (IDF) [[Gaza flotilla raid|boarded the ''MV Mavi Marmara'']] in [[international waters]] after communicating warnings that a naval blockade of the Gaza area was in force.<ref name="APDetailsEmerge">{{cite news|title=Details emerge of bloodshed aboard Gaza-bound ship|url=http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5i4FlVwMgaQcImeSQwTKnGrH2VZUAD9G3CKJO0|date=2 June 2010|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5qHYg61LU|archivedate=6 June 2010}}</ref> In the violent clashes that followed, nine activists were killed and several dozen activists and ten IDF soldiers were injured.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/10195838.stm|title=Deaths as Israeli forces storm Gaza aid ship|publisher=BBC News|date=31 May 2010}}</ref> |
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On board the Mavi Marmara ship that arrived as part of the flotilla to Gaza was a group of approximately 40 people with no identification papers, who are mercenaries belonging to the Al Qaeda terror organization. This was disclosed by the Israeli Security Cabinet, which gathered on Tuesday evening (June 1) for a special meeting. |
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According to intelligence disclosed during that meeting, the terrorists wore bullet-proof vests, and carried with them night-vision goggles, weapons, and large sums of cash. Each person in this group had the exact same amount of cash in his pockets. While the civilian protestors were sent to the lower deck during the Shayetet Naval Special Force’s interception of the ship, the group divided into cells and remained on the upper deck in order to attack the soldiers. |
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An announcement delivered at the completion of this special meeting stated that blocking the entrance of these ships into Gaza is an act of self defense. The Cabinet places full responsibility for the incident on those who started the violence which clearly endangered the lives of the IDF soldiers, and commends the IDF for the way it responded. The meeting on this subject will continue on Wednesday (June 2). |
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said during the meeting that he regrets all loss of life, but gives full support to the IDF. “This was not a flotilla for peace, but instead was a violent and organized force. We have films and photographs which show what our soldiers faced, but the last thing that can be said about this ship is that it was a flotilla of peace,” he said. |
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“We know from the experience of Operation Cast Lead, and beforehand, that weapons entering the Gaza Strip are used against our civilians. Within Gaza there is a terror state aided by Iran, and therefore we attempt to prevent the entering of weapons to Gaza by land, air and sea. On the Francop ship alone we caught approximately 200 tons of weapons which were smuggled by Iran to Hezbollah,“ he added. |
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The Prime Minister emphasized that “Opening a martime channel to Gaza will present a grave danger to the security of our civilians. Therefore we are upholding the policies of the maritime blockade, and check the ships. There is no possibility to establish these policies without checking the contents of the ships. It is true that there is international pressure on and criticism of this policy, but we must understand that it is necessary in order to ensure the security of Israel and her right to self defense.” |
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==Ship's registry== |
==Ship's registry== |
Revision as of 09:58, 11 June 2010
MV Mavi Marmara leaving Antalya 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 | Moroni, Comoros (2010). Previously 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 İDO Istanbul Fast Ferries Co. Inc. on the line Sarayburnu, Istanbul-Marmara Island-Avşa Island in the Sea of Marmara. Built at the Golden Gate Shipyard by Turkish Shipbuilding Co. in 1994, the ship has a capacity of 1,080 passengers.[5]
Gaza Freedom Flotilla
The ship was purchased in 2010 by an Islamic charity IHH (İnsani Yardım Vakfı), the Foundation for Human Rights and Freedom and Humanitarian Relief. It joined a flotilla of ships operated by activist groups from 32 different countries with the stated intention of directly confronting Egypt-Israel’s blockade of the Gaza Strip and bringing in humanitarian aid. 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, while en route to Gaza, commandos from the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) boarded the MV Mavi Marmara in international waters after communicating warnings that a naval blockade of the Gaza area was in force.[8] In the violent clashes that followed, nine activists were killed and several dozen activists and ten IDF soldiers were injured.[9]
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). Izmir Maritime Chamber of Commerce. 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) - ^ "Details emerge of bloodshed aboard Gaza-bound ship". 2 June 2010. Archived from the original on 6 June 2010.
- ^ "Deaths as Israeli forces storm Gaza aid ship". BBC News. 31 May 2010.
External links
Media related to M/S Mavi Marmara at Wikimedia Commons