Ship for Gaza: Why did they get the flag before the attack – risk of staying at sea for months
The day after the explosions that shocked the fleet of freedom heading to Gaza, the Consience ship remains trapped in the sea without a flag, with a damaged generator and regional ports threatening to seizure if it is docked, according to the Israeli.
The « Consience » ship headed to Gaza, which was attacked on Thursday night near the coast of Malta, is likely to remain trapped in the sea for several months, according to one of the fleece activists who spoke on Friday night.
The ship’s generator suffered serious damage, the activist said, and must be repaired. However, the countries in the region refuse to let the ship be docked and have threatened to seize it.
It is complained that the Consience flag was removed shortly before the hit
The ship, named Conscience, sailed under the flag of Palau in recent months. However, according to activist Tigke Barry, who tried to reach the ship on Friday, the Pacific Island State recalled the ship’s flag before the attack.
Now, the ship is obviously without a flag – which exposes it to legal and logistical restrictions, including its exclusion from mooring. Palau maintains diplomatic relations with Israel and regularly votes in favor of the United Nations.
Barry also said that the authorities of Malta, Greece and Turkey threatened to seize the ship – which transported food and medicines for Gaza – if it were in the port. « It will take months to get a new flag, so in the meantime the crew is just stuck there, » he said.
From the efforts to extinguish the fire on the Consience ship which carried humanitarian aid.
What did the captain and Turkish activist mentioned at sea
According to Bari, the Malta authorities prevented motor boats used by activists from reaching the ship after the attack, but one man was able to board and talk to the captain.
The captain sent a message to the Associated Press saying that the boat was trying to get back into Malta’s waters for fear of a new attack, but a military boat warned it not to approach. « This is a situation that threatens life. Please send help, « the captain said in his announcement.
Majid, a Turkish activist who was preparing to sleep when two explosions shocked the ship was aboard. He said the first explosion could be perceived as a conflict, but then the crew saw flames and realized that it was an attack.
When they contacted the Maltese authorities for help, someone who was attending them responded via radio and claimed that there was no longer a need to reach Gaza, as he claimed. The crew had to fight the fire alone until it arrived, hours after the fire was already extinguished.
« We feel safe now, but we don’t know what Israel will do, » Majid said. « You can’t trust anyone in such a situation, not when they bombed us in the middle of the night. »
Report: Israeli Military Plane Circled Gaza Aid Ship Near Malta Before Drone Strike
Drop Site News Can Confirm, Based on Flight and Maritime Tracking Data, That An Israeli Military Aircraft CircLed Directly Around the Conscience, A Civilian Aid Ship in the Gaza Freedom Flotilla,… pic.twitter.com/iun3iieuwo
– Drop site (@dropsitenews) May 2, 2025
How can drones so far? – How was the ship hit?
The big question of the case concerns the action of the « suicide » drones that hit the Concience ship. The Dropsitenews which employs a freelance reporter and journalists, says an Israeli plane was flying over the ship.
The Drop Site NEWS confirmed, based on flight and naval data data (upper suspension on X), that an Israeli military aircraft circled just around Conscience, a civilian help of the Gaza Stunn, a few hours before it was hit – according to information.
A Lockheed C-130 Hercules (Reg. 545), watched via ADS-B Exchange, departed from Israel on May 1st and threw at a low height-about 4,375 feet-above East Malta. The aircraft carried out multiple narrow loops (Loop circles), including directly above the area of the port of Valleta. This pattern is extremely unusual for a crossing flight and indicates a strongly stay, surveillance or operational coordination.
The Drop Site has confirmed that during the conduct of these loops, the C-130 flew directly around the conscience many times as the ship approached the Valletta at low speed.
The aircraft remained in the area for several hours before returning to Israel. CNN earlier reported the presence of the C-130 hours about 10 hours before the attack, but did not mark its proximity to the ship’s ship.
