Vela

A group of pro-Palestine protestors took to the waters in kayaks on Dec 21, 2023, targeting the 'Vela' as it was arriving at the port of Melbourne. The same group has been disrupting port activities since November claiming that they were interrupting shipments heading to Israel. The protest saw a small group in kayaks attempting to block the path of the 'Vela', while it was navigating along the along the Yarra River to the container terminal. The vessel, which is owned by Costamare of Greece, was arriving from Syndey, Australia. While the protestors claim to be interrupting shipments of war supplies to Israel, the vessel was deployed on Zim’s Australia Express service running between Korea, China, and Australia, carrying consumer products like white goods, textiles, and food stuffs. The group claimed that they were able to briefly interrupt port operations with their protest on the water and others along the riverbank with signs. They admitted after about an hour that the ship was able to dock and the port resumed operations. Report with photo and video: https://maritime-executive.com/article/video-pro-palestinian-protestors-block-zim-ship-with-kayaks-in-australia

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