We are sailing to Gaza. Here’s why | David Adler

Governments have failed the people of Gaza. Now, ordinary people are taking humanitarian matters into their own hands - and putting their lives on the line

Right now - as presidential planes touch down in New York City for the UN general assembly - a fleet of civilian vessels is sailing to Gaza: the largest convoy in history to traverse the Mediterranean Sea with a mission to establish a humanitarian corridor to reach the starving people of Palestine.

I am a member of that mission. Since the first batch of boats departed from Barcelona, I have been assigned to Family, the lead vessel of the fleet: a humble motor-cruiser carrying doctors and lawyers, journalists and parliamentarians, students and sea rescue workers from 10 countries across the world.