We left La Rochelle on Friday, June 21st, at 3:00. The weather was calm, though that didn’t last. Overnight things got rather “roughy”, as Capt. Wellu likes to call it, and by noon, most of us were under deck again. Capt. Wellu, Aoife, Bob, and Youssef worked around the clock to navigate around the storms. […]
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Nota de prensa Plataforma Cántabra de apoyo a la Flotilla de la Libertad Martes 18 de junio, 2024. CANTABRIA RECIBE AL HANDALA, EL BARCO QUE NAVEGA RUMBO A GAZA PARA PONER FIN AL GENOCIDIO Con el lema “Juntos romperemos el asedio en Gaza”, el barco Handala, cuya tripulación está formada por activistas de todo el
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On our way to La Rochelle, we were followed by the French Navy. After a while, they established a communication with Handala where they asked us a number of questions. After that, they left us as we kept our journey to our destination. Also en route to La Rochelle, we were informed that we had
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We said our last goodbyes to the town of Cobh, one of the ports of Cork, Ireland and followed the River Lee. Our course took us back toward the Scilly Isles and across the west end of the English Channel to France and the Rade de Brest. As we entered French waters we were
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Cliquez ici pour lire en français ‘Handala’ about to Land in Brest, France: Warm Welcome and Exciting Events Await We are thrilled to announce that ‘Handala’ is about to reach Brest, France! The ship is set to arrive and host a series of events from June 12th to 15th. In anticipation of our arrival,
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After participating in several events in Rotterdam, the crew took a few days to carry out various maintenance on the boat. There was a very strong storm on the English channel which was not allowing Handala to set off. Finally, facing severe waves and very strong winds we sailed a very challenging trip for the
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A boat named Handala [1], part of the Freedom Flotilla sailing to Gaza, is due to arrive in Cork Harbour this weekend, where it will berth at Kennedy Pier in Cobh, County Cork. After visiting various ports across Europe, the Freedom Flotilla will sail to Gaza where it will physically challenge Israel’s illegal maritime blockade
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Press release issued by Cork Branch of Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign For immediate release Friday 7th June 2024 Freedom Flotilla boat Handala to visit Cobh on its way to Gaza A boat named Handala (see note below), part of the Freedom Flotilla sailing to Gaza, is due to arrive in Cork Harbour this weekend, where
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Local group – Rotterdam Palestina Coalitie After prolonged negotiations with the Dutch Port Authority, ‘Handala’ is finally docked in Rotterdam! The Freedom Flotilla Coalition had organized a place to dock with Rotterdam City Marina but for undisclosed reasons, were prevented from docking in the planned location. This delay impacted our peaceful event and demonstration to
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