flotilla

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Fellow Brazilian activist Lisi Proenca said the group was applying the experience it gained from the Gaza flotilla to bring aid to Cuba.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

Avila was among the organizers of a flotilla that had tried to bring aid to Gaza last year despite a naval blockade.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

Marine flotilla may be on its way to Kharg Island, where it would need constant overhead protection against Iranian drones and missiles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

“We are sailing to Cuba, bringing critical humanitarian aid for its people,” the organizers wrote on the official flotilla website.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

Navy destroyer and two coast guard cutters had taken up positions among the usual flotilla of yachts, sailboats, launches, dinghies, and canoes assembling near the finish line.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown