Gaza Flotilla Faces New Setbacks
Looks like that one forlorn Gaza-bound flotilla boat from Piraeus is also in trouble with Greek law enforcement. And the Russian boat at the next dock is making a lot of noise!
Looks like that one forlorn Gaza-bound flotilla boat from Piraeus is also in trouble with Greek law enforcement. And the Russian boat at the next dock is making a lot of noise!
Action Alert, July 12th
Contact:
Ann Wright, 0030 694 165 7310
Regina Carey, 0030 694 203 6296
Ann Wright, 0030 694 165 7310
Regina Carey, 0030 694 203 6296
Athens, July 12, 2011, At 10 am Greek time today, the shore electricity was cut off to the Audacity of Hope, the U.S. Boat to Gaza, leaving us with no power. The boat has been imprisoned at the US Embassy/Greek Coast Guard dock, near Piraeus, Greece, just outside of Athens, since we tried to sail to Gaza on July 1. The Greek Coast Guard intercepted our small boat and hauled us into this compound.
It is over 100 degrees inside the boat, and a Russian ship is spewing grain and dust over the entire area as it unloads grain. In addition, the off-loading noise the ship is making is above environmentally acceptable limits, sounding like a bad rock concert playing at the back of our boat!