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* Lackner Ventures Ltd (2005–2010)
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|Ship namesake= [[Rachel Corrie]]
|Ship operator=* H Moller (1994–2004)
* Hanza Bunkering Ltd (2004–05)
* Forestry Shipping Ltd (2005)
* Eestinva (2005–2010)
* Free Gaza Movement (from 2010)

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'''MV ''Rachel Corrie''''' is a 499 GT [[coastal trading vessel|coaster]] owned and operated by the [[Free Gaza Movement]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jun/01/irish-aid-boat-gaza-israel-warning |title=Irish aid boat holds course towards Gaza despite Israel warning |author=Peter Walker |date=1 June 2010 |publisher=The Guardian |accessdate=1 June 2010}}</ref> The ship is named in honour of [[Rachel Corrie]], a deceased member of the [[International Solidarity Movement]]. Built by [[J.J. Sietas]] in [[Hamburg]] in 1967, she was originally named ''Carsten''; she has also carried the names ''Norasia Attika'', ''Manya'' and more recently ''Linda''.


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'''MV ''Rachel Corrie''''' is a 499 GT [[coastal trading vessel|coaster]] owned and operated by the [[Free Gaza Movement]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/jun/01/irish-aid-boat-gaza-israel-warning |title=Irish aid boat holds course towards Gaza despite Israel warning |author=Peter Walker |date=1 June 2010 |work=The Guardian |accessdate=1 June 2010}}</ref> The ship is named in honour of [[Rachel Corrie]], a deceased member of the [[International Solidarity Movement]]. Built by [[J.J. Sietas]] in [[Hamburg]] in 1967, she was originally named ''Carsten''; she has also carried the names ''Norasia Attika'', ''Manya'' and ''Linda''.
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In June 2010 the vessel was intercepted by [[Israeli Defence Forces]] while attempting to break the Israeli [[blockade of the Gaza Strip]] and to deliver humanitarian aid.<ref>Berger, Robert. [http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/Intercepted-Aid-Ship-Arrives-in-Israeli-Port-95686204.html Israeli Navy Intercepts Aid Ship Headed for Gaza.] ''Voice of America.'' 5 June 2010.</ref>

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In June 2010 the vessel was intercepted by [[Israeli Defence Forces]] while attempting to break the Israeli [[blockade of the Gaza Strip]] and to deliver humanitarian aid.<ref>Berger, Robert. [http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/Intercepted-Aid-Ship-Arrives-in-Israeli-Port-95686204.html Israeli Navy Intercepts Aid Ship Headed for Gaza.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415121526/http://www.voanews.com/english/news/Intercepted-Aid-Ship-Arrives-in-Israeli-Port-95686204.html |date=15 April 2012 }} ''Voice of America.'' 5 June 2010.</ref>


==Description==
==Description==
The ship was built as yard number 625 by J J Sietas, [[Germany]]. She was completed in May 1967. She is {{convert|68.43|m|ftin}} long, with a beam of {{convert|10.52|m|ftin}} and a depth of {{convert|6.25|m|ftin}}. The ship is powered by a [[Deutz AG|Deutz]] diesel engine which can propel her at {{convert|12.5|kn|km/h}}.<ref name=Manya>{{cite web|url=http://www.merchantships-international.at/MANYA_IMO6715281.pdf |title=Manya |publisher=Merchant Ships International |accessdate=2 June 2010}}</ref>
The ship was built as yard number 625 by J J Sietas, [[Germany]]. Completed in May 1967, she is {{convert|68.43|m|ftin}} long, with a beam of {{convert|10.52|m|ftin}} and a depth of {{convert|6.25|m|ftin}}. The ship is powered by a [[Deutz AG|Deutz]] diesel engine which can propel her at {{convert|12.5|kn|km/h}}.<ref name=Manya>{{cite web|url=http://www.merchantships-international.at/MANYA_IMO6715281.pdf |title=Manya |publisher=Merchant Ships International |accessdate=2 June 2010 }}{{dead link|date=May 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>


==History==
==History==

===Early history===
===Early history===
Originally named ''Carsten'', she was sold in 1993 to P Buck, [[Antigua]] and renamed ''Norasia Attika''. She was sold on 8 December that year to Ariadna Shipping Ltd, [[Saint_Vincent_and_the_Grenadines|St Vincent]]. On 1 February 1994 she was placed under the management of H Möller KG, Germany. She was renamed ''Manya'' on 24 November 2000. On 23 February 2004 she was sold to Hanza Bunkering Ltd. She was renamed ''Linda'' on 24 November 2003. On 30 August 2005 she was sold to Lackner Ventures Ltd. On 28 November 2005, she was placed under the management of Eestinova.<ref name=Manya/>
Originally named ''Carsten'', she was sold in 1993 to P Buck, [[Antigua]] and renamed ''Norasia Attika''. She was sold on 8 December that year to Ariadna Shipping Ltd, [[Saint Vincent and the Grenadines|St Vincent]]. On 1 February 1994 she was placed under the management of H Möller KG, Germany. She was renamed ''Manya'' on 24 November 2000. On 23 February 2004 she was sold to Hanza Bunkering Ltd. She was renamed ''Linda'' on 24 November 2003. On 30 August 2005 she was sold to Lackner Ventures Ltd. On 28 November 2005, she was placed under the management of Eestinova.<ref name=Manya/>


''Linda'' was used by [[Diageo|Guinness]] for exporting [[Guinness|beer]] before being converted for use as a freighter.<ref name="An Phoblacht">{{cite news|title=Free Gaza Campaign launch ship|url=http://www.anphoblacht.com/news/detail/39903|newspaper=An Phoblacht|date=13 May 2010|author=Ó Snodaigh, Aengus|author2=Morgan, Arthur}}</ref> Her port of registry was [[Phnom Penh]].<ref name=Tribe>{{cite web|url=http://notmytribe.com/2010/gaza-freedom-flotilla-is-building-steam-816465.html |title=Gaza Freedom Flotilla building steam |publisher=Not my tribe |first=Eric |last=Verlo |date=5 May 2010 |accessdate=2 June 2010}}</ref> The [[IMO Number]] 6715281 and [[MMSI Number]] 515886000 are allocated. ''Rachel Corrie'' uses the Callsign XUJW8.<ref name=Track>{{cite web|url=http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Linda-6715281.html |title=Rachel Corrie (IMO: 6715281) |publisher=Vesseltracker |accessdate=2 June 2010}}</ref>
''Linda'' was used by [[Diageo|Guinness]] for exporting [[Guinness|beer]] before being converted for use as a freighter.<ref name="An Phoblacht">{{cite news|title=Free Gaza Campaign launch ship|url=http://www.anphoblacht.com/news/detail/39903|newspaper=An Phoblacht|date=13 May 2010|author=Ó Snodaigh, Aengus|author2=Morgan, Arthur}}</ref> Her port of registry was [[Phnom Penh]].<ref name=Tribe>{{cite web|url=http://notmytribe.com/2010/gaza-freedom-flotilla-is-building-steam-816465.html |title=Gaza Freedom Flotilla building steam |publisher=Not my tribe |first=Eric |last=Verlo |date=5 May 2010 |accessdate=2 June 2010}}</ref> The [[IMO Number]] 6715281 and [[MMSI Number]] 515886000 are allocated. ''Rachel Corrie'' uses the Callsign XUJW8.<ref name=Track>{{cite web|url=http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Linda-6715281.html |title=Rachel Corrie (IMO: 6715281) |publisher=Vesseltracker |accessdate=2 June 2010}}</ref>


===1999–2009===
===1999–2009===
By 2009, the ship had been bringing timber into [[Dundalk]] from the [[Baltic region|Baltic]] for the previous 10 years.<ref name=Argus>Margaret Roddy, [http://www.argus.ie/premium/news/port-comes-to-aid-of-stranded-crew-1870080.html Port comes to aid of stranded crew], [[The Argus (Dundalk)|The Argus]], 26 August 2009.</ref> At the end of July that year, the Cambodian-registered vessel and its crew were abandoned by its owners, Forestry Shipping, of [[Riga]], a company which has gone out of business.<ref name=IT>Terry Conlon, [http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2009/0822/1224253079244.html Crew to stay aboard ship for 'as long as it takes to get paid'], [[Irish Times]], 22 August 2009.</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=29 March 2010 |title=Auction of Seized MV ''Linda'' in Dundalk on Tuesday |url=http://ms-my.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=414748369256 |publisher=[[SIPTU]] |accessdate=20 April 2014}}</ref> The crew were left with one day's food and were owed arrears of pay that totaled €42,000. With the assistance of the Irish union [[SIPTU]], an affiliate of the [[International Transport Workers' Federation]] (ITF), they were repatriated to their home countries in November 2009.
By 2009, the ship had been bringing timber into [[Dundalk, Ireland]] from the [[Baltic region|Baltic]] for the previous 10 years.<ref name=Argus>Margaret Roddy, [http://www.argus.ie/premium/news/port-comes-to-aid-of-stranded-crew-1870080.html Port comes to aid of stranded crew] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100521150829/http://www.argus.ie/premium/news/port-comes-to-aid-of-stranded-crew-1870080.html |date=21 May 2010 }}, [[The Argus (Dundalk)|The Argus]], 26 August 2009.</ref> At the end of July that year, the Cambodian-registered vessel and its crew were abandoned by its owners, Forestry Shipping, of [[Riga]], a company which has gone out of business.<ref name=IT>Terry Conlon, [http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2009/0822/1224253079244.html Crew to stay aboard ship for 'as long as it takes to get paid'] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314024014/http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2009/0822/1224253079244.html |date=14 March 2012 }}, [[Irish Times]], 22 August 2009.</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=29 March 2010 |title=Auction of Seized MV ''Linda'' in Dundalk on Tuesday |url=http://ms-my.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=414748369256 |publisher=[[SIPTU]] |accessdate=20 April 2014}}</ref> The crew were left with one day's food and were owed arrears of pay that totaled €42,000. With the assistance of the Irish union [[SIPTU]], an affiliate of the [[International Transport Workers' Federation]] (ITF), they were repatriated to their home countries in November 2009.


===2009–present===
===2009–present===
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The ship was renamed in honor of [[Rachel Corrie]], an [[United States|American]] college student crushed to death by an Israeli army bulldozer while trying to prevent a [[House demolition in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict|house demolition]] in [[Gaza Strip|Gaza]].<ref name="Businessweek New aid ship">{{cite news
The ship was renamed in honor of [[Rachel Corrie]], an [[United States|American]] college student crushed to death by an Israeli army bulldozer while trying to prevent a [[House demolition in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict|house demolition]] in [[Gaza Strip|Gaza]].<ref name="Businessweek New aid ship">{{cite news
| publisher=Associated Press
|publisher=Associated Press
| last1=Hadjicostis
|last1=Hadjicostis
| first1=Menelaos
|first1=Menelaos
| last2=Rising|first2=David
|last2=Rising
|first2=David
| title=New aid ship heads to Gaza, Israel vows to stop it
|title=New aid ship heads to Gaza, Israel vows to stop it
| date=4 June 2010|url=http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9G4F1M00.htm|accessdate=5 June 2010}}</ref>
|date=4 June 2010
|url=http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9G4F1M00.htm
|accessdate=5 June 2010
|url-status=dead
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100605134124/http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9G4F1M00.htm
|archivedate= 5 June 2010
}}</ref>
The vessel was launched on 12 May 2010 from Dundalk with the full title [[Motor ship|MV]] ''Rachel Corrie''.<ref>{{cite news
The vessel was launched on 12 May 2010 from Dundalk with the full title [[Motor ship|MV]] ''Rachel Corrie''.<ref>{{cite news
| author=Elaine Keogh
| author=Elaine Keogh
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| title=€70,000 from auctioned ship to go to unpaid crew
| title=€70,000 from auctioned ship to go to unpaid crew
| publisher=[[Irish Times]]
| publisher=[[Irish Times]]
| date=31 March 2010}}</ref><ref>
| date=31 March 2010
| access-date=26 April 2010
| archive-date=14 March 2012
| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314024426/http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2010/0331/1224267398504.html
| url-status=dead
}}</ref><ref>
{{cite news
{{cite news
| author=Isabel Hurley
| author=Isabel Hurley
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{{main|Gaza journey of MV Rachel Corrie}}
{{main|Gaza journey of MV Rachel Corrie}}


MV ''Rachel Corrie'' had intended to sail with the six ships of the [[Gaza flotilla raid#Ships in flotilla|Gaza Freedom Flotilla]], but was unable to join the other six ships because of mechanical problems that forced it to undergo repairs in [[Malta]].<ref name="Malta">{{cite news|url=http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20100601/local/ship-escapes-israeli-raid-after-being-delayed-in-malta|title=Ship escapes Israeli raid after being delayed in Malta|work=The Times of Malta|date=1 June 2010}}</ref> The other six ships were [[Gaza flotilla raid|confronted by a raid on 30 May 2010]]. 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>
MV ''Rachel Corrie'' had intended to sail with the six ships of the [[Gaza flotilla raid#Ships in flotilla|Gaza Freedom Flotilla]], but was unable to join the other ships because of mechanical problems that forced it to undergo repairs in [[Malta]],<ref name="Malta">{{cite news|url=http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20100601/local/ship-escapes-israeli-raid-after-being-delayed-in-malta|title=Ship escapes Israeli raid after being delayed in Malta|work=The Times of Malta|date=1 June 2010}}</ref> with unsubstantiated allegations of Israeli sabotage.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2 June 2010|title=Israel releases last of activists seized on aid ships|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/article444828.ece|work=The Hindu|location=Chennai, India|agency=DPA|accessdate=12 March 2018}}</ref> The other six ships were [[Gaza flotilla raid|confronted by a raid on 30 May 2010]]. In the violent clashes that followed, nine Turkish 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>


The ship got underway on 31 May 2010, with her crew insisting that they would go to Gaza.<ref name="Malta" /> Despite repeated requests by the Irish Government and others to let the ship through to Gaza, Israeli commandos boarded the ship from speed boats at around noon on 5 June 2010, in [[international waters]] about {{convert|30|km|nmi}} from Gaza, seized control, and took ship and passengers to Israel.<ref name="AP Defiant">{{cite news|last=Laub|first=Karin|publisher=Associated Press|title=Israel remains defiant, seizes Gaza-bound aid ship|date=5 June 2010|url=http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gXp6fvvgQLELYgmlMBK-EaQ8A1WQD9G59PL00|accessdate=5 June 2010}}</ref>
The ship got underway on 31 May 2010, with her crew insisting that they would go to Gaza.<ref name="Malta" /> Despite repeated requests by the Irish Government and others to let the ship through to Gaza, Israeli commandos boarded the ship from speed boats at around noon on 5 June 2010, in [[international waters]] about {{convert|30|km|nmi}} from Gaza, seized control, and took ship and passengers to Israel.<ref name="AP Defiant">{{cite news|last=Laub|first=Karin|publisher=Associated Press|title=Israel remains defiant, seizes Gaza-bound aid ship|date=5 June 2010|url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gXp6fvvgQLELYgmlMBK-EaQ8A1WQD9G59PL00|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100608092132/http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gXp6fvvgQLELYgmlMBK-EaQ8A1WQD9G59PL00|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 June 2010|accessdate=5 June 2010}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
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Latest revision as of 16:44, 22 October 2024

MV Rachel Corrie
History
Name
  • Carsten (1967–1993)
  • Norasia Attika (1993–2000)
  • Manya (2000–2003)
  • Linda (2003–2010)
  • Rachel Corrie (from 2010)
NamesakeRachel Corrie
Owner
  • P Buck (1993–94)
  • Ariadna Shipping Ltd (1994–2003)
  • LSA Hansa Bunkering Ltd (2003–05)
  • Lackner Ventures Ltd (2005–2010)
  • Free Gaza Movement (from 2010)
Operator
  • H Moller (1994–2004)
  • Hanza Bunkering Ltd (2004–05)
  • Forestry Shipping Ltd (2005)
  • Eestinva (2005–2010)
  • Free Gaza Movement (from 2010)
Port of registry
  • Antigua and Barbuda Antigua (1993–2000)
  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Kingstown (2000–2003)
  • Latvia Latvia (2003–05)
  • Cambodia Phnom Penh (since 2005)
BuilderJ J Sietas, Hamburg
Yard number625
CompletedMay 1967
HomeportDundalk (since 2010)
Identification
General characteristics
Class and typeCoaster
Tonnage
Length68.43 m (224 ft 6 in)
Beam10.52 m (34 ft 6 in)
Depth6.25 m (20 ft 6 in)
Installed powerDeutz diesel engine
PropulsionScrew propeller
Speed12.5 knots (23.2 km/h)
Blockade of the
Gaza Strip
Crossings
2004 - 2009
2010
2011 - present
Groups involved

MV Rachel Corrie is a 499 GT coaster owned and operated by the Free Gaza Movement.[1] The ship is named in honour of Rachel Corrie, a deceased member of the International Solidarity Movement. Built by J.J. Sietas in Hamburg in 1967, she was originally named Carsten; she has also carried the names Norasia Attika, Manya and Linda.

In June 2010 the vessel was intercepted by Israeli Defence Forces while attempting to break the Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip and to deliver humanitarian aid.[2]

Description

[edit]

The ship was built as yard number 625 by J J Sietas, Germany. Completed in May 1967, she is 68.43 metres (224 ft 6 in) long, with a beam of 10.52 metres (34 ft 6 in) and a depth of 6.25 metres (20 ft 6 in). The ship is powered by a Deutz diesel engine which can propel her at 12.5 knots (23.2 km/h).[3]

History

[edit]

Early history

[edit]

Originally named Carsten, she was sold in 1993 to P Buck, Antigua and renamed Norasia Attika. She was sold on 8 December that year to Ariadna Shipping Ltd, St Vincent. On 1 February 1994 she was placed under the management of H Möller KG, Germany. She was renamed Manya on 24 November 2000. On 23 February 2004 she was sold to Hanza Bunkering Ltd. She was renamed Linda on 24 November 2003. On 30 August 2005 she was sold to Lackner Ventures Ltd. On 28 November 2005, she was placed under the management of Eestinova.[3]

Linda was used by Guinness for exporting beer before being converted for use as a freighter.[4] Her port of registry was Phnom Penh.[5] The IMO Number 6715281 and MMSI Number 515886000 are allocated. Rachel Corrie uses the Callsign XUJW8.[6]

1999–2009

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By 2009, the ship had been bringing timber into Dundalk, Ireland from the Baltic for the previous 10 years.[7] At the end of July that year, the Cambodian-registered vessel and its crew were abandoned by its owners, Forestry Shipping, of Riga, a company which has gone out of business.[8][9] The crew were left with one day's food and were owed arrears of pay that totaled €42,000. With the assistance of the Irish union SIPTU, an affiliate of the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF), they were repatriated to their home countries in November 2009.

2009–present

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After being seized by the High Court on behalf of the ITF, the ship was sold at auction in Dundalk for €70,000 to the Free Gaza Movement on 30 March 2010. This enabled ITF Inspector Ken Fleming to pay the crew their arrears. It was outfitted at Brown's Quay in Dundalk, Ireland, for use in a voyage to Gaza. While there, a significant amount of navigational equipment worth between €15,000 and €20,000 was stolen from the vessel.[4]

The ship was renamed in honor of Rachel Corrie, an American college student crushed to death by an Israeli army bulldozer while trying to prevent a house demolition in Gaza.[10] The vessel was launched on 12 May 2010 from Dundalk with the full title MV Rachel Corrie.[11][12]

2010 Gaza journey

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Main article: Gaza journey of MV Rachel Corrie

MV Rachel Corrie had intended to sail with the six ships of the Gaza Freedom Flotilla, but was unable to join the other ships because of mechanical problems that forced it to undergo repairs in Malta,[13] with unsubstantiated allegations of Israeli sabotage.[14] The other six ships were confronted by a raid on 30 May 2010. In the violent clashes that followed, nine Turkish activists were killed and several dozen activists and ten IDF soldiers were injured.[15]

The ship got underway on 31 May 2010, with her crew insisting that they would go to Gaza.[13] Despite repeated requests by the Irish Government and others to let the ship through to Gaza, Israeli commandos boarded the ship from speed boats at around noon on 5 June 2010, in international waters about 30 kilometres (16 nmi) from Gaza, seized control, and took ship and passengers to Israel.[16]

References

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  1. ^ Peter Walker (1 June 2010). "Irish aid boat holds course towards Gaza despite Israel warning". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 June 2010.
  2. ^ Berger, Robert. Israeli Navy Intercepts Aid Ship Headed for Gaza. Archived 15 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine Voice of America. 5 June 2010.
  3. ^ a b "Manya" (PDF). Merchant Ships International. Retrieved 2 June 2010.[permanent dead link‍]
  4. ^ a b Ó Snodaigh, Aengus; Morgan, Arthur (13 May 2010). "Free Gaza Campaign launch ship". An Phoblacht.
  5. ^ Verlo, Eric (5 May 2010). "Gaza Freedom Flotilla building steam". Not my tribe. Retrieved 2 June 2010.
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