A/HRC/15/21 (e) Events aboard the Eleftheri Mesogios 148. Israeli forces boarded the Eleftheri Mesogios after 0430 hours, concurrently with the assault on the Mavi Marmara and Sfendoni. Soldiers boarded from three zodiac boats, using grappling irons and rope ladders to climb the sides of the ship. Although barbed wire had been placed around the ship, the soldiers were able to board relatively quickly. 149. The passengers did not engage in any pro-active resistance to the take-over of the ship but used passive resistance methods, blocking access to the bridge with their bodies. The Israeli forces used physical force, electroshock weapons, plastic bullets and paint balls to clear the area. A number of passengers were injured, including one passenger whose leg was fractured. 150. All the passengers and crew were handcuffed. Israeli soldiers confiscated their passports and subjected them to body searches. Those who refused to cooperate were roughly treated. According to a number of witnesses, some people who refused to surrender their passports were assaulted, including one woman who was punched in the stomach and one man who was wrestled to the ground by two soldiers, kicked and beaten. One passenger said that the hand ties were too tight and when he asked for them to be loosened they were instead tightened further. 151. Witnesses stated that the passengers were almost continuously filmed on video cameras by the Israeli forces. One passenger said that he felt this was being done deliberately to humiliate the passengers and that this contributed directly to an elderly passenger experiencing an anxiety attack. (f) Events aboard the M.V. Gazze 1 and M.V. Defne Y 152. Israeli forces boarded the M.V. Gazze 1 from zodiac boats sometime after 0530 hours. The crew and passengers on board offered no resistance and the Israeli forces took control of the ship without incident. Passengers were ordered onto the deck while the ship was searched with dogs and then later taken to the dining hall where they were bodysearched. During the eight-hour journey to Ashdod they were not handcuffed and were provided with food. 153. Israeli forces boarded the M.V. Defne Y by fast rope from helicopters at approximately 0530 hours. The crew and passengers on board offered no resistance and the Israeli forces took control of the ship without incident. They were then kept within the cabins until they arrived in the port of Ashdod. No crew members or passengers were handcuffed and the Israeli soldiers brought food from the kitchens for them to eat. One passenger, a cameraman working for the IHH organization, said that he was interrogated for a five-hour period and physically assaulted, in relation to a video tape that he had hidden. (g) Events aboard the M.V. Rachel Corrie on 5 June 2010 154. The Rachel Corrie was delayed in departing Ireland and stopped in Malta for passengers to embark. The ship therefore was unable to join the rest of the flotilla at the meeting point south of Cyprus. Nevertheless, it was intercepted by the Israeli forces and the people on board went through similar experiences to those on the other ships. There was a total of 9 crew and 11 passengers on board including a number of high-profile public figures. 155. The passengers aboard the Rachel Corrie, having learned by satellite phone of the interception of the flotilla, unanimously decided to proceed to Gaza as planned, as a mark of respect for those who had died. The crew were consulted and also agreed to continue. A press release was issued confirming the decision to continue. 34