Haapalah / Aliyah Bet

Shabtai Lozinsky שבתאי לוז'ינסקי
Registered name: Susanna
Shabtai Lozinsky שבתאי לוז'ינסקי was named after Kadish Luz Lozinsky's younger brother Shabtai Lozinsky, of Bobruisk, who served as a director of Histadrut הסתדרות's Even-Vassid, and headed Histadrut's haMashbir המשביר.
He took on the Jewish Agency הסוכנות היהודית's organization in Italy regrading the camps for Jewsish refugees.

In 1947, Susanna was purchased in Italy, by haMossad leAlyiah Bet, and her name was changed to Shabtai Lozinsky שבתאי לוז'ינסקי.

In March, 1947, Shabtai Lozinsky שבתאי לוז'ינסקי was prepared for sailing at Porto Venere, by Avraham Zakai, Avraham Shavit, and Bezalel Drori.

On March 4, 1947, Shabtai Lozinsk yשבתאי לוז'ינסקי sailed from Metaponto, carrying 700 passengers.
Palyam.org cites Shabtai Lozinsky שבתאי לוז'ינסקי carried 650 passengers.
Palmach Information Center cites: "Shabtay Luzinsky sailed from Metaponto port in Italy on March 4th 1947, with 650 immigrants on board."
Achille Rastelli cites: "Il 4 marzo 1947 da Metaponto si dirigeva verso la Terra Promessa il Susanna (poi Shabtai Lozinsky) con 823 passeggeri."

Bezalel Drori and Yehosha 'Ossi' Ravid served as Palyam Escorts aboard Shabtai Lozinski שבתאי לוז'ינסקי.

Shabtai Lozinsky שבתאי לוז'ינסקי put into the Bay of Taranto, to wait out a terrific storm.
While sheltering from the storm, a serious leak was discovered, so she returned to Metaponto, where the passengers disembarked, and the boat was brought to Porto Venere for repairs.
Avrum Shavit cites: "A terrific storm arose and we had to put into the bay of Taranto and wait out the storm. While waiting, we discovered that the ship was leaking water seriously. We could not repair the leak so it was decided to return to Metaponte. The olim left the ship which moved to Portovenera for repairs."
Avraham Rickman Karni cites: "we were in the area of Crete. A storm broke out and we were forced to seek shelter in a small bay. A day went by, and the following day we again set sail in a northerly direction. As we approached the island of Rhodes we met the “Albertina”. She transferred her 160 Olim to our ship and the Italian crew went over to her; that is, all but the captain who refused to leave the ship, with so many people aboard. The ship headed south, as if to Egypt, trying to mislead the British Navy."
After ten days, Haim Arlosoroff חיים ארלוזורוב arrived from Sweden, and all of the passengers from Shabtai Lozinsky שבתאי לוז'ינסקי werei transferred to Haim Arlosoroff חיים ארלוזורוב to continue their journey to Palestine.
Sztetl.org.pl cites: Shabtai Lozinsky שבתאי לוז'ינסקי "sailed from Matapunto to the Turkish coast through the North of Rhodes to Port Said in Egypt and from there north along the coast at Gaza and Ashkelon in order to avoid the British that guarded more strictly near Jafa, Tel Aviv and Haifa ports."

Shabtai Lozinsky שבתאי לוז'ינסקי sailed back to Metaponto, from where she was to sail with Albertina אלברטינה,
When close to the shore of Palestine, she was to transfer her passengers to the other ship and head back to Italy.

On March 13, 1947, Shabtai Lozinsky שבתאי לוז'ינסקי went aground in the sand about 120 meters from the shore near Nitzanim ניצנים.
Sztetl.org.pl cites: "After 8 days of sailing, in the dawn of March 12, 1947 the ship dropped anchor 200 meters before Nizanim beach. But the sea was very stormy and it tried to come closer to the beach but it touched the ground and the Ma`apilim were told to jump to the sea and swim to the beach. Abraham and Baruch jumped and started swimming."
"The Palmach organized people from the nearest settlements like Kibbutz Nizanim and Gedera to come and mix with the Ma`apilim so the British couldn’t find them."
USHMM cites: Shabtai Lozinsky שבתאי לוז'ינסקי landed in Ashdod אשדוד, on March 12, 1947.
Avraham Rickman Karni cites: "At night she veered sharply north and made for the shore near Nitzanim. It was early in the morning of the 12th of March, 1947. The waves were so high that the boats on shore could not get to us. It was decided to raise anchor and come into shore and beach the vessel. The Italian captain did not like this decision because of damage that the vessel might suffer, but he accepted it. The ship went in and was stranded about 50 meters offshore. We strung a cable from ship to shore to facilitate unloading the Olim. There were Palmachniks on shore and others in the area, to help as well."
Palyam פלי”ם members waded out to the ship and stretched a rope from ship to shore.
They filled rubber boats with Maapilim and pull the boats to shore.
Some Maapilim jumped into the water and they brought them to the ropes so that they could pull themselves along to the shore.
Local residents from nearby settlements were recruiteed pick up the Maapilim and take them to their settlements and to places inland.
The Maapilim came ashore and mingled with hundreds of local residents who came to their rescue so that the authorities could not distinguish between them.
British destroyers appeared and sent launches with sailors to round up the Maapilim, but the launches flipped over and several of the sailors drowned, while some swam to shore.
Avraham Rickman Karni cites: "A ship of the British Navy discovered us but could not approach us. It came as close as it could, and contacted British ground forces which sealed off the area. Most of the new Olim were successfully moved from the area to surrounding
kibbutzim. A fire was lit on the shore and everyone there threw his ID card into it so that the British found it difficult to identify Israelis from Olim."
Most of the Maapilim and members of settlements were taken by the British Army to its camp at Ashdod אשדוד; the Maapilim were taken by truck to Haifa חיפה, and loaded onto the deportation ships, but most refused to go and offered passive resistance, so each one had to be carried unto the deportation ship.

On May 19, 1947, the passengers on Shabtai Lozinsky שבתאי לוז'ינסקי landed on Cyprus Κύπρος, and half were taken to Xylotymbou Ξυλοτύμβου Detention Camp. and the other half to Dhekelia Δεκέλεια Detention Camp.
Among the 700 arrested, there were 170 from Palestine.
The British released small portion of the Maapilim.

Shabtai Lozinski שבתאי לוז'ינסקי was stranded off the coast, vandalized, burned by the Arabs from the nearby villages, and was a complete wreck.
Levi Aniv cites "One week later I organized a squad of Palyamnikim and we went to see what had become of the “Shabtai Luzinski”. From a distance we could not see the masts and when we came closer to go on board, we saw that the ship had been vandalized, burned, and was a complete wreck. The Arabs from the nearby villages must have done this and there was nothing to do about it."

In September, 1947, the British released 300 people from internment on Cyprus Κύπρος, including all the residents from Palestine, along with 130 Maapilim.