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Cargo ship set on fire by unknown passengers off Israeli coast – IDF Israel arrests ‘unlisted passenger’ after seizing foreign cargo ship he tried to burn down
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A cargo ship was set alight by “unidentified elements” on board just off the Israeli coast overnight Saturday, according to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). The ship reportedly involved, the MSC Canberra, is registered to Panama. Israeli troops seized a foreign cargo ship off Haifa after an “unlisted passenger” began a rampage on board and attempted to set the vessel ablaze. The suspect has been arrested.
The blaze struck as the ship was near the port city of Haifa. In a tweet sent out Sunday morning, the IDF said it was responding to the incident in coordination with the Israeli police and the ship itself. No injuries have been reported. The Panama-flagged container ship MSC Canberra had been anchored off a few kilometers away from Israel’s northern port of Haifa since Saturday afternoon. The vessel sailed from Mersin, Turkey and was scheduled to enter Haifa on Monday.
The vessel had set sail from Turkey and was headed for Haifa, Haaretz reports, and it’s not clear how much damage was caused by the fire. An investigation is underway to determine if the incident should be treated as a criminal matter, but the Times of Israel reports that it’s not being considered a terrorist act. Around 3am local time the port administration received a distress call saying that one of the ship’s passengers began “rampaging” and breaking things on board, Israeli media reported.
The ship later sent another distress call alerting that a fire was started on board by “unidentified elements,” the military said. The IDF then moved out to quickly seize the embattled vessel with the coordination of its captain.
When the soldiers boarded the ship, they apprehended an “unlisted passenger,” who was handed over to police, according to the IDF. The army did not immediately reveal who the suspect was. Public broadcaster KAN, meanwhile, said that two suspects have been arrested in relation to the incident. The vessel itself was towed to shore.
There were no reports of casualties or injuries during the operation, and the amount of damage sustained by the ship is unclear.
The incident is believed to be criminal, not terror-related.
Several Israeli media outlets said that some details of the operation have been barred from publication by the military censor.
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