MV Mavi Marmara

MV Mavi Marmara
MV Mavi Marmara leaving Antalya for Gaza on May 22, 2010.
History
Comoros
NameMV Mavi Marmara
OwnerIHH (İnsani Yardım Vakfı)[1]
OperatorIHH (İnsani Yardım Vakfı)[1]
BuilderTürkiye Gemi Sanayii A.Ş.[2]
Yard number302[2]
CompletedNovember 9, 1994[3]
HomeportMoroni, Comoros (2010). Previously Istanbul, Turkey
IdentificationIMO number: 9005869[4]
General characteristics
TypePassenger ship
Tonnage4,142 GT
Length93 m (305 ft)[4]
Beam20 m (66 ft)[4]
Draft4 m (13 ft)[5]
Installed power4,400 kW[3]
Propulsion2[clarification needed][3]
Speedmax. 9.9 knots (18.3 km/h; 11.4 mph)- avg. 7.2 knots (13.3 km/h; 8.3 mph)[5]
Capacity1,080 passengers[6]
Blockade of the
Gaza Strip
Crossings
2004 - 2009
2010
2011 - present

MV Mavi 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.[6] It is best known for its participation in the Gaza Freedom Flotilla and the deadly confrontation that took place on it during the Gaza flotilla raid.

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference hurriyet-turkish rights was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b "Mavi Marmara" (in Turkish). Türk Gemileri. Retrieved May 31, 2010.
  3. ^ a b c "Detay Gemi Listesi" (PDF) (in Turkish). Izmir Maritime Chamber of Commerce. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 11, 2010. Retrieved May 31, 2010. |
  4. ^ a b c "MS Mavi Marmara". Digital Seas. Retrieved May 31, 2010.
  5. ^ a b "M/S Mavi Marmara" (in Turkish). Marine Traffic. Archived from the original on June 4, 2010. Retrieved May 31, 2010.
  6. ^ a b "Mavi Marmara Yolcu Gemisi" (in Turkish). IDO. Archived from the original on June 3, 2010. Retrieved May 31, 2010.
  7. ^ "İsrail 'uluslararası suları' kabul etti". June 1, 2010.