KUALA LUMPUR - Trial of the Malaysian aid ship to dock in Gaza after being warned by the Israeli navy last week, had to be canceled because of engine problems, activists said today.
"At about 5.30 pm local time (2.30am Malaysian time), our ship had engine problems and the loss of the boat. We had to terminate the attempt to reach Gaza by sea, "said the head of the prime mission of the Global Peace Foundation (PGPF), Matthias Chang.
Following these problems, the ship MV Finch is now stranded in six nautical miles from the port of el-Arish, Egypt. "However, the Egyptian foreign minister has pledged to allow us to unload the cargo of relief supplies and it will dbawa Relief and Works Agency United Nations Public United Nations (UNRWA) to Gaza, "said Chang.
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