Salamis Glory ja Israelilainen rahtilaiva törmäsivät Välimerellä

Aloittaja Kimmo Rantanen, 02.09.2007, 07:37:29

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Kimmo Rantanen

Israelilaiset sukeltajat löysivät kaksi slovakialaista merimiestä hukkuneina uponneesta israelilaisesta rahtilaivasta. Kyproslainen risteilyalus Salamis Glory ilmeisesti törmäsi Haifan lähelle ankkuroituun Shelly-rahtilaivaan Välimerellä torstai-iltana. Risteilyaluksen 700 matkustajaa ja miehistön jäsentä selvisivät onnettomuudesta vammoitta.

Two die in Israel ship collision

Israeli divers have found the bodies of two sailors missing in the Mediterranean after an Israeli cargo ship was hit by a Cypriot cruise liner.
The Slovakian men were found inside the sunken ship, Shelly, 2.5km (1.9 miles) from the Israeli port of Haifa.


The discovery followed an intensive search that included six Israeli navy boats and several military aircraft.

Eleven other members of the Shelly's crew were rescued by the navy shortly after the collision on Thursday.

None of the 700 passengers and crew of the Cypriot vessel, Salamis Glory, was injured. They will be flown to Cyprus on Friday.

'Cut in two'

The collision is believed to have occurred around 2200 (1900 GMT) on Thursday, shortly after the Salamis Glory left Haifa's port.

The cruise ship is said to have struck the Shelly as it lay anchored near the coast.

Although Israeli police have said they will be investigating the cause of the accident, unconfirmed reports say it may have been the result of a malfunction in the steering equipment on the Cypriot vessel.

The Salamis Glory returned to Haifa on Friday morning with light damage visible on its hull.


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6971546.stm

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