When: May 10, 2015
Where: Gothenburg, Sweden
The fishing trawler "Marianne of Gothenburg" will leave Gothenburg, Sweden on
May 10, 2015, to meet the Gaza Freedom Flotilla. The trawler, which has been
acquired by Ship to Gaza Sweden and Ship to Gaza Norway jointly, departs for a
voyage of almost 5000 nautical miles to eastern Mediterranean and the Gaza Strip
which is blockaded by Israel.
The "Marianne" will join
other ships and together they will form the "Gaza Freedom Flotilla 3" in
order to perform a peaceful, nonviolent action to break
the illegal and
inhumane blockade of the Gaza Strip.
The "Marianne" will call at European
ports for demonstrations against the Israeli blockade of Gaza. The first three
stops on the voyage are Helsingborg, Malmo and Copenhagen. Subsequent ports
will be announced in later press releases.
Cargo
Marianne is not a
cargo-ship, but she will bring a limited cargo of, among
other things, solar
cell panels and medical equipment.
In the blockaded Gaza
Strip, where the infrastructure has been
demolished, solar cells will provide
an opportunity to independent local production of clean energy.
The sun cannot be
blockaded.
Delegates
In addition to a crew of five people,
Marianne will have up to eight
delegates as passengers in each section of the
route. The names of these
individuals will be announced as time progress.
Passengers In the first leg of the voyage are among others:
Maria Svensson, spokesperson, Feministiskt initiative
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