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The ship was purchased in 2010 by an Islamic<ref>Said, Abdel-Moneim. [http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2010/1002/op2.htm "The meaning of Mavi Marmara."] ''[[Al-Ahram Weekly]]''. 10-16 June 2010. 11 June 2010.</ref> charity called the [[IHH (İnsani Yardım Vakfı)]], the Foundation for Human Rights and Freedom and Humanitarian Relief, which engages in social activities, in addition to health care services in more than 100 countries.{{cn}} 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.<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, 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 clash 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 clash 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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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[8] charity called the IHH (İnsani Yardım Vakfı), the Foundation for Human Rights and Freedom and Humanitarian Relief, which engages in social activities, in addition to health care services in more than 100 countries.[citation needed] 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.[9] In the violent clash that followed, nine activists were killed and several dozen activists and ten IDF soldiers were injured.[10]
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) - ^ Said, Abdel-Moneim. "The meaning of Mavi Marmara." Al-Ahram Weekly. 10-16 June 2010. 11 June 2010.
- ^ "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