Malaysian aid ship will head to Egypt's El Arish port to complete mission to Gaza via land route

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KUALA LUMPUR, May 16 (Bernama) -- All 12 people, including seven Malaysians, two Irish nationals, two Indians, a Canadian and crew members on board 'MV Finch' [Spirit of Rachel Corrie - Moldovian-flagged] will now use the land route to accomplish their humanitarian aid mission to the people of Gaza in Palestine.

Perdana Global Peace Foundation (PGPF) representative in Jordan, Tan Sri Dr Samsudin Hitam told Bernama when contacted in Amman today that the vessel was still in Egyptian waters and expected to arrive at the Port of El Arish in Egypt when given the green light by the authorities.

"Currently the ship has been forced to anchor in Egyptian waters, 30 nautical miles from Gaza. We are waiting for word from El Arish," he said.

Dr Samsudin said the journey by land to Gaza would take about three hours and most likely lorries would be used to transport the PVC sewage pipes and the members of the mission.

"All passengers and crew are safe although the journey to Gaza by sea was halted when Israeli naval forces had forcefully turned the ship away while approaching the shores of the Gaza Strip," said Dr Samsudin. more

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