Haapalah / Aliyah Bet

Chaviva Reik חביבה רייק was a single masted wooden vessel
Registered name: Aghios Andreas Aghios Ioannis
She sailed under Egyptian flag.
Capacity: 140 tons

On May 28, 1946, Haviva Reik חביבה רייק sailed from Piraeus Πειραιάς, carrying 462 passengers.
Tzvi Ben-Tzur cites: in June, 1946, Haviva Reik חביבה רייק sailed from Cape Sounion Aκρωτήριο Σούνιο, carrying 343 passengers, with Rafi רפי carrying 119 passengers.
Palmach Information Center cites: on June 2, 1946, Haviva Reik חביבה רייק sailed fromPiraeus Πειραιάς, carrying 342 passengers.
Amuta Yam.org.il cites: on June 2, 1946, Haviva Reik חביבה רייק sailed from Cape Sounion Aκρωτήριο Σούνιο, carrying 343 passengers.
Fritz Liebreich cites: Haviva Reik חביבה רייק sailed from Cape Sounion Aκρωτήριο Σούνιο, south of Piraeus Πειραιάς.
Aryeh Kippy Kaplan cites: on June 2, 1946, they took 312 passengers aboard Haviva Reik חביבה רייק, and and 150 passengers aboard Rafi רפי.
Aryeh Kippy Kaplan served as Palyam פלי”ם Commander מפקד aboard Haviva Reik חביבה רייק.
Shalom Bornstein served as Gidoni גדעוני aboard Haviva Reik חביבה רייק.
Aryeh Kippy Kaplan cites: Shmuel Samek Yanai served as Palyam פלי”ם Commander מפקד aboard Rafi רפי.
Aryeh Kippy Kaplan cites: Avraham Lichovsky served as Gidoni גדעוני, wireless radio operator, aboard Rafi רפי.

On June 5, 1946, Shmuel 'Samek' Yanai, who served as Palyam פלי"ם Commander מפקד aboard Rafi רפי, came aboard Haviva Reik חביבה רייק, with the Maapilim.

Tzvi Ben-Tzur cites: On June 7, 1946, there were 462 passengers aboard Chaviva Reik חביבה רייק when she sailed into Palestinian waters.
Aryeh Kippy Kaplan cites: When Chaviva Reik חביבה רייק and Rafi רפיi were close to the shore of Palestine, those on Rafi רפי transferred to the Chaviva Reik חביבה רייק, and the Greek crew on Chaviva Reik חביבה רייק went to Rafi רפיi, which immediately headed back to Greece.
Amuta Yam.org.il cites: The passengers aboard Rafi רפי were crowded aboard Chaviva Reik חביבה רייק., on June 5, 1946,
Paul H. Silverstone's Aliyah Bet Project cites: 150 passengers aboard Rafi רפי were crowded aboard Chaviva Reik חביבה רייק, and the crew of Chaviva Reik חביבה רייק disembarked.

On June 8, 1946, Chaviva Reik חביבה רייק arrived in Palestine, and was discovered and captured by a British destroyer.
She was towed to Haifa, and her passengers were interned at Atlit Detention Camp.
Tzvi Ben-Tzur cites: Chaviva Reik חביבה רייק "was discovered on June 7th by a British destroyer that butted her with force. On June 8th, soldiers boarded her quickly, overpowered the crew and towed the vessel into Haifa, where the Ma’apilim hauled up a big poster that read: “Keep the Gates Open Because We Are Not the Last Ones to come!".
Fritz Liebreich cites the passengers of Chaviva Reik חביבה רייק Aghios Andreas were arrested near kibbutz Nitzanim קיבוץ ניצנים, off Ashkelon אשקלון, on June 9, 1948.
Amuta Yam.org.il cites: there were 462 passengers aboard Chaviva Reik חביבה רייק. when she was intercepted by the British.
PaulH. Silverstone's Aliyah Bet Project cites: Chaviva Reik חביבה רייק was captured by British destroyer, HMS Saumarez, with machinery broken down and no crew; there were . 327 men, 143 women, 15 children on board.