10 th of June, 2008

All salvage attempts fail

Chiel and Dolf, the crew, tried to push the ship back in the sea during high water. It did not succeed but the ship was in a better position. A day later they tried again after a tractor made a ditch. Despite their frantic attempts to pull her in sea, the Harmony ended up higher on the beach.

Everything failed. The boat they had organized a couple of days earlier to help pull the ship in the water, showed up much too late.
The tractor damaged the ship while pushing the ship over the sand..
We dug a deep ditch in the direction of the sea, hoping it would work that way. But the ditch filled in no time with sand again by the waves. So frustrating!
It is not like in the Netherlands were you can easily organize a tugboat.

It will costs a lot of money to try salvage the ship with no guarantee that it will succeed. You can't just pull the Harmony over the beach because she will break apart.
The rudder is now totally destroyed and has to be replaced.

So many uncertainties. It is impossible to say if and when the ship might be able to sail again. We decided to leave it.The ship would never be able to make it to Ecuador anymore.

Second salvage attempt
Final salvage attempt
Final Salvage attempt 1
First salvage attempt Harmony 1
Damage Harmony

How can I do an abortion?
The best and safest way a woman can do an abortion herself until the 9th week of pregnancy is with the use of two medicines called Mifepristone (also known as the abortion pill, RU 486, Mifegyn, Mifeprex), and Misoprostol (also known as Cytotec, Arthrotec, Oxaprost , Cyprostol, Mibetec, Prostokos or Misotrol).
A medical abortion done this way has a success rate of more than 97%. If you live in a country where there is no access to safe abortion services and you would like to obtain a medical abortion with Mifepristone and Misoprostol, please go to Women on Web. This is a online medical abortion help service that refers to a doctor who can provide you with a medical abortion.
A woman can also do an abortion herself until the 9th week of pregnancy with only the use of Misoprostol.
october 16 th, 2008:
Wrestling on the water
After the ship arrived, two small boats tried to pull it away from the quay. The women on shore took the other ropes and pulled as hard as they could. But unfortunately the engines of the small boat had more horsepower than the women.
After a short struggle, the small boat withdrew and the Women on waves ship could dock again.
Women's right to autonomy has triumphed!!
Diary:
Ecuador Diary
June 14 th 2008, Women on Waves arrived in Ecuador. Here is a day by day account of the campaign, the action, the activists, the progress of the hotline, the reactions on the local level to this initiative and the personal impressions of the people involved.
Spain, October 2008
Women on Waves has visited Spain from October 16 till 21 at the invitation of 33 Spanish organisations (please click here for list) concerned with a better abortion law.

If you need help with abortion in Spain now, click here
Abortion on our ship
You can make an appointment with us by telephone, email or by visiting the ship. We will inform you about when and where to board the ship. You will be treated according to Dutch professional medical standards, which include full confidentiality about counselling and/or treatment. Here you can read more about counselling, the treatment and what to expect afterwards.
The Portuguese Diary
In this day-to-day diary, read what happened during the Women on Waves campaign in Portugal.
Media Portugal
The best way to get an impression of the discussion in Portuguese society is to look at the overwhealming press coverage. From august 23 on, we have collected more than 700 newspaper articles. Next to the continuous TV coverage on all channels public and commercial. It shows how our trip has helped to put legal abortion on the agenda again in Portugal.
BBC Correspondent
Link More about the BBC documentary "Abortionship" from the Poland campaign]