Tag: Israel

Israeli defence officials were checking whether Iranian forces were behind a possible attack on a cargo ship under partial Israeli ownership.

Standard Club informs that because of the continuing situation in Israel and ongoing rocket attacks, it is not currently recommended that ships call at the port of Ashkelon. 

Tensions between Israel and Palestine have risen substantially in the past 12 days. Port and energy infrastructure are at this stage assessed to be proxy targets.

Israel recently informed the United States it attacked the Iranian ship Saviz in the Red Sea in retaliation for earlier Iranian strikes on Israeli vessels.

An Israeli ship was reportedly damaged after explosion in an Iranian missile attack while sailing through the Arabian Sea towards India, according to reports from Hebrew-language broadcaster Channel 12. 

Israel is highly likely to have been behind the explosion onboard the container ship 'Shahr e Kord' last week, according to an Iranian investigator quoted by Iranian media.

Israel's Environmental Protection Minister Gila Gamliel said they have identified the crude oil tanker that was responsible for the oil spill off the coast of the country last month. It was the Libyan tanker Emerald, carrying cargo from Iran to Syria.

Following the explosion onboard the Israeli-owned ship Helios Ray, in the Gulf of Oman, the car carrier left Dubai and set sail again.

The Greek ship Minerva Helen is no longer considered a suspect for the oil spill off Israel, following an investigation that took place by the Israeli authorities in Greece, Israel's Environmental Protection Ministry announced Sunday. 

In light of the large quantities of tar balls that were washed up on the Israeli shoreline several days ago, the IMO-administered Regional Marine Pollution Emergency Response Centre (REMPEC) offers assistance within the oil spill response.