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Two ships have collided off the coast of Israel and at least one of the vessels has sunk, officials have said. | Two ships have collided off the coast of Israel and at least one of the vessels has sunk, officials have said. |
Reports suggested a small ship - either a fishing boat or a cargo vessel - sank when it collided with a passenger ship. | |
The Israeli military said there were likely to be casualties. Two crew members from the smaller ship were said to be missing at sea. | |
At least 11 other sailors - all from Slovakia - were rescued, according to reports on Israeli radio. | |
Emergency crews said one woman from the passenger ship had suffered a minor injury, according to Spanish news agency EFE. | |
Military helicopters have been drafted in to help search for the missing sailors. | |
The collision was believed to have been an accident, possibly caused by a malfunction in the navigation equipment on the smaller vessel. |