Less than 300 join flotilla

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Less than 300 activists will be participating in the Gaza flotilla – a much smaller number than originally expected, with the final number expected to be even smaller.

An internal flotilla memorandum which reached Ynet reveals that the flotilla is expected sail with less than 300 participants and a few dozen journalists, assuming that no further delays or incidents occur before the flotilla sets sail.

According to the memorandum the Italian ship Stefano Chiarim is expected to have 65 people on board – the largest number of passengers in the flotilla. The Canadian ship "Tahrir" will have 48 passengers and the American ship Audacity of Hope, which is currently being held at port by Greek authorities, is set to have 40 passengers.

There are an additional seven ships from Spain, Ireland, Sweden, Greece and Norway which are expected to set sail. The organizers' most optimistic scenario is that there will be 292 passengers with an additional 36 journalists.

But it is highly likely that some of the ships will be declared unfit to sail. In addition, it is possible that the Greek government will withhold a departure authorization, making the number of participants even smaller.


Less than 300 join flotilla - Israel News, Ynetnews

That's about one journalist for every eight passengers. There's going to be a lot of disappointed reporters if no one is killed.