The MV Finch, also known as the Spirit of Rachel Corrie, was a blockade runner staffed by anti-Israel activists from Malaysia, India, Ireland, and Canada[1] attempting to deliver supplies to Gaza in May 2011 ahead of the Freedom Flotilla Two mission in late June.
The ship's mission began on May 11, leaving from Greece, and was to deliver construction materials necessary to restore the sewage system.
The Egyptian interim government refused the boat access to dock in El-Arish, leaving it stranded off the coast.
[1] It was sponsored by the Perdana Global Peace Foundation, founded by former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad.
[3] The Israeli Navy has threatened the follow-up mission of Freedom Flotilla Two, scheduled to have a fleet of 15 ships and boats along with 1500 activists.