Irish lawyers Gemma McLoughlin-Burke BL and Leigh Brosnan BL, as well as English solicitor Alexander Hogg, are on board the vessel, which began its journey earlier this month.

Hundreds of activists from over 45 countries are taking part in the Global Sumud Flotilla, which represents the largest-ever civilian effort to break the Israeli blockade of Gaza, which is illegal under international law.

The independent legal support boat, the Shireen, is accompanying and monitoring the flotilla and providing legal updates on its progress.

You can read communiques from the Shireen on its new Instagram page.