A small vessel issued a distress call shortly after midnight local time off Malta on May 2 reporting that it was on fire and claiming it was under attack by drones. The activist group Freedom Flotilla Coalition which is campaigning to free Gaza quickly reported it was their vessel named Conscienceon a humanitarian mission to Gaza.
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The Government of Malta issued a statement confirming the firefighting efforts. The Malta Vessel Traffic Services received the distress call reporting that there were 12 crewmembers and four passengers aboard. It coordinated with a tug that was one nautical mile away and which assisted in the firefight. A patrol boat from the Armed Forces of Malta was also dispatched to assist.