MV Mavi Marmara leaving Istanbul for Gaza on May 22, 2010
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History | |
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Turkey | |
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] |
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The ship was purchased in 2010 by the 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 bringing 10,000 tons of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, blockaded by 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 involved in the Gaza flotilla clash.
Ship's registry
- ex MS Beydağı[4]
Sister ships
- MS TDI Karadeniz[4]
Gaza flotilla clash
On 31 May 2010, Israeli naval commandos boarded the ship in international waters to prevent it reaching Gaza.[8] In the subsequent attack on the passengers by Israeli forces between 9 and 19 passengers were killed and up to 60 were injured, while at least 10 Israeli soldiers were injured, 2 critically.[9]
Nilufer Cetin, the first woman to be released from the aid flotilla, has now spoken to a packed press conference at the headquarters of the Turkish charity IHH. The Mavi Marmara passenger ferry became a “nightmare”, she said. “It was awful. The inside of the boat was completely drenched in blood.”[10]
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.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ "İsrail 'uluslararası suları' kabul etti". 01 June 2010.
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(help) - ^ Deaths as Israeli forces storm Gaza aid ship (BBC) accessed 31 May 2010
- ^ "At least 10 activists killed in Israel Navy clashes onboard Gaza aid flotilla". Haaretz. 31 May 2010.
- ^ "Live: Israeli PM - we were provoked into attack".
External links
Media related to M/S Mavi Marmara at Wikimedia Commons