An Israeli Navy officer requests that the captain and crew of the "Victoria" cargo ship stop the ship in order for the Israeli Navy to board. The Navy discovered various weaponry on-board the ship which departed from Syria and was estimated to transfer the weaponry to terror organizations in the Gaza Strip. For photos of some of the weaponry found Click Here.
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The crew complied with the request and IDF soldiers boarded the ship without incident. The ship is currently headed toward the Israeli port of Ashdod where its arms will be further examined.
A short while ago, the Israeli Navy intercepted the cargo vessel "Victoria" loaded with various weaponry. According to assessments, the weaponry on-board the vessel was intended for the use of terror organizations operating in the Gaza Strip. The vessel, flying under a Liberian flag, was intercepted some 200 miles west of Israel's coast. This incident was part of the Navy's routine activity to maintain security and prevent arms smuggling, in light of IDF security assessments.
The ship's crew complied with the Navy's request, and was boarded without incident. The "Victoria" is now sailing towards the Ashdod Port in Israel where its contents will be examined.
Rear Admiral Rani Ben Yehuda, the Deputy Commander of the Israeli Navy, discusses how the Israeli Navy was able to successfully board the "Victoria" cargo ship without incident, which was found to contain weaponry smuggled from Iran and Syria, eventually destined for the Gaza Strip.
He mentions that the Navy has had experience intercepting weapons intended for terrorist organizations who will use them against the Israeli population, thus there are significant security reasons for the inspection of all cargo heading towards Gaza.
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
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what did they think, they can go true with out inspecting
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