The Irene Ship Being Boarded Without Incident, 28 September 2010 - On September 28, 2010, the Irene, a small boat with several passangers headed to Gaza were peacefully intercepted by the Israel Navy and rerouted to Ashdod Port. Israel has implemented a maritime closure on the waters off of Gaza, which is currently under the control of the terrorist organization Hamas. Ships that attempt to enter the waters off of Gaza are in violation of the maritime closure and are intercepted by the Israel navy.

In this particular case the ship was intercepted and boarded without incident of any kind and the Irene is currently sailing to Ashdod port.