The vessel, Conscience, came under fire at 00:23local time, shortly before its planned departure. Organizers described thestrike as a "direct attack" on a civilian, unarmed ship, saying itoccurred “in international waters off the coast of Malta.”
— Freedom Flotilla Coalition (@GazaFFlotilla) May 2, 2025
According to the coalition, two drone strikeshit the front of the ship, igniting a fire and tearing a substantial breach inthe hull. The vessel immediately issued an SOS signal. “The ship’s generatorappears to have been deliberately targeted, leaving the crew without power andplacing them at serious risk of sinking.”
“Our last communication with the crew, in the earlyhours of May 2, indicated that drones were still circling above the vessel,”the coalition said. A ship from southern Cyprus reportedly reached the scenebut has not been able to provide the necessary electrical support.
The Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre in Romeconfirmed a tugboat had been dispatched and was on-site, but the flotilla groupsaid all communication systems on board had been disabled in the attack,preventing verification of the vessel's current condition.
The Freedom Flotilla Coalition called for a coordinatedinternational response. “Israeli ambassadors must be summoned to explain thisviolation of international law, including the attack on our civilian ship,” thestatement said.
The group issued a list of demands, includingimmediate Maltese intervention to safeguard the vessel's passengers,international condemnation of the strike, and an end to all support—political,financial, and military—for Israel’s blockade and occupation of Gaza.
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