Flames engulf boat carrying climate activist Greta Thunberg towards Gaza after it is ‘firebombed by drone’ off north Africa | 8 Sept 2025 | A boat carrying Greta Thunberg towards Gaza has reportedly been set ablaze in a suspected drone strike off the coast of North Africa. The 22-year-old Swedish climate firebrand is part of a controversial convoy of around 350 activists and aid workers, sailing on what they describe as a “peaceful mission” to deliver supplies to Palestinians in Gaza. But reports have emerged overnight that one of the vessels — the so-called Family Boat, flying under a Portuguese flag and carrying members of the flotilla’s Steering Committee, including Greta — was attacked “by a drone and caught fire” off the coast of North Africa.