July 20, 2011 
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On boat heading out from Gaza port. Fishermen regularly fired on by Israeli military. Going to check—
(@harrietsherwood) July 20, 2011
Getting close to 3 mile limit for fishing. Israeli gunboat speeding towards us—
(@harrietsherwood) July 20, 2011
There are 7 boats in our group. 4 fishing boats, 2 press boats, 1 human rights group boat—
(@harrietsherwood) July 20, 2011
Israeli gunboat circling around. Siren sounding. Machine gun mounted at rear—
(@harrietsherwood) July 20, 2011
IDF coming very close. Sirens. Banking hard causing a lot of backwash for our small motor boat—
(@harrietsherwood) July 20, 2011
6 or 7 troops on bridge, all armed. We have cut our engines—
(@harrietsherwood) July 20, 2011
We are 2 or 2 and a half miles from shore so within fishing zone. IDF preventing us going further—
(@harrietsherwood) July 20, 2011
Phone signal going in and out. A 2nd IDF boat heading towards us—
(@harrietsherwood) July 20, 2011
Fishing boats are throwing lines. But very few fish this close to shore.—
(@harrietsherwood) July 20, 2011
Guardian boat is flying under Barcelona FC flag….—
(@harrietsherwood) July 20, 2011
Now 2 gunboats stopping us going further—
(@harrietsherwood) July 20, 2011
This is our GPS location: N31.5727176 and E034.37703. Can someone work out exactly how far we are from Gaza City?—
(@harrietsherwood) July 20, 2011
Fishermen saying there are no fish. They want to go out another 50 metres. But that could provoke reaction. No boat willing to go first—
(@harrietsherwood) July 20, 2011
One fishing boat heading further out. But the guys are asking us (Guardian) to go in front for protection—
(@harrietsherwood) July 20, 2011
One IDF boat just circling our boats about 50m away. Other boat a bit further away—
(@harrietsherwood) July 20, 2011
A lot of resources devoted to a few tiny fishing boats—
(@harrietsherwood) July 20, 2011
Sea is calm today – except our little bit. Backwash creating lot of waves. They keep sounding siren. But we have all cut engines—
(@harrietsherwood) July 20, 2011
I'm told that the point of the IDF continually circling us is to create continuous waves and noise. Makes fishing harder—
(@harrietsherwood) July 20, 2011
One fishing boat just been swamped by backwash. They are giving up and going back to port—
(@harrietsherwood) July 20, 2011
According to @harrietsherwood the IDF is deliberately causing waves to disrupt the work of Gazan fisherman right now.—
Joseph Dana (@ibnezra) July 20, 2011
One IDF boat appears to be heading away. The other coming closer—
(@harrietsherwood) July 20, 2011
Water canon military boat in distance. Maybe heading towards us. Hope not—
(@harrietsherwood) July 20, 2011
Both gunboats have moved off as water canon boat approaches—
(@harrietsherwood) July 20, 2011
Water canon boat maybe 200m away. Heading straight towards us. May have to put comms away forbit—
(@harrietsherwood) July 20, 2011
Boats being wate canoned. Veryu dangerous. The NGO boat almost went under—
(@harrietsherwood) July 20, 2011
Was mini hi-speed boat chase as we cut and run and the IDF chase—
(@harrietsherwood) July 20, 2011
IDF still firing on Oliva the human rights boat. They are trying to drown it says my translator—
(@harrietsherwood) July 20, 2011
We are keeping distance. Feel cowwardly—
(@harrietsherwood) July 20, 2011
Amazing that the Oliva is still afloat—
(@harrietsherwood) July 20, 2011
We are within 3 mile limit so why is IDF doing this?—
(@harrietsherwood) July 20, 2011
I will call them later to ask—
(@harrietsherwood) July 20, 2011
Other fishing boats yelling at us whyt are you still here. Go in, go in!—
(@harrietsherwood) July 20, 2011
. @IDFSpokesperson looking forward to the video clip you'll make of Israeli forces attacking fishermen & intl. journalist @harrietsherwood—
Ben White (@benabyad) July 20, 2011
We are heading in. Water canon boat close behind—
(@harrietsherwood) July 20, 2011
All boats okay and heading back to port. No one hurt – but no fish either.—
(@harrietsherwood) July 20, 2011
Water canon boat still firing its water into an empty sea—
(@harrietsherwood) July 20, 2011
Correction – one fishing boat passes and shows me its haul. 6 tiny ones. They are angry says my translator—
(@harrietsherwood) July 20, 2011
Water canon boat now firing on another group of fishing boats—
(@harrietsherwood) July 20, 2011
These fishermen are strangely euphoric – singing clapping dancing on their boats. Glad simply to survive I guess—
(@harrietsherwood) July 20, 2011
Back on dry land. 9.55am. Welcome back to safety says my translator, laughing ironically.—
(@harrietsherwood) July 20, 2011
The Oliva, the water canoned boat, coming into port now with the other fishing boats—
(@harrietsherwood) July 20, 2011
The Oliva was rammed by the water canon boat and its engine damaged. The captain says all boats were within the 3 mile limit—
(@harrietsherwood) July 20, 2011
The fishing boats have gone back out. The Oliva's captain is still bailing out his boat—
(@harrietsherwood) July 20, 2011
Captain says the engine fan is broken. It will cost around $4-500 to repair—
(@harrietsherwood) July 20, 2011
The gear is also damaged. This is the 3rd time the crew say—
(@harrietsherwood) July 20, 2011
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