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Turkey has put up for sale the "Anatolian" ship, previously known as the "Mavi Marmara", Israeli media on Sunday.

The vessel became world-famous in 2010 after it made headlines for causing a  between , after Israeli troops stormed the ship, which was carrying aid to Gaza, and killed ten Turkish activists.

The Anatolian belonged to a Turkish shipping company but recently fell in the hands Turkish authorities, following the alleged foreclosure of its owner.

It is currently anchored in the port of Mogadishu, Somalia's capital. Turkish authorities have reported that the ship underwent recent attacks by pirates in the Gulf of Aden and is damaged, but operational.

The 93-meters long 'Mavi Marmara', now 'Anatolian', was the largest ship to take part in a , which sought to break Israel's blockade against Gaza.

The vessel was intercepted by the Israeli forces shortly before entering Gaza. Israeli troops stormed the ship and were allegedly attacked on board, to which they responded by opening fire on the crew and activists.

The Israeli attack resulted in the death of nine Turkish citizens on the spot and one more in the hospital a few years later. It plunged into the abyss, as Turkey withdrew its ambassador from Israel, issued arrest warrants against top Israeli commanders, and demanded compensation, which Israel finally provided in 2013 under a US-brokered deal. 

In 2017, Israel to the victims' families and Turkey agreed to close the legal case against the Israeli forces. Nevertheless, Turkish-Israeli relations never fully recovered and Turkey became one of the strongest critics of Israeli actions in Gaza in the aftermath of the Mavi Marmara raid.

The 2012 Gaza flotilla carried humanitarian aid and medical equipment of which Gaza had been deprived since 2007, due to Israel's ongoing blockade against the impoverished Palestinian enclave.