Israeli naval force intercepted ship full of missiles
Israeli naval forces boarded the "Klos C" in the Red Sea, as
the ship was sailing to Port Sudan on Mar 5, 2014, in the morning.
The vessel with a crew of 17 was boarded by Israeli naval forces
around 1,500 kilometers south of Israel off the coast of Eritrea
and Sudan. The crew put up no resistance and no one was injured in
the operation.
The ship was full of weaponry bound for Palestinian terrorist groups
in the Gaza Strip.
The weaponry on board included dozens of M-302 missiles, which were
hidden inside cement containers. The weapons were originally flown
from Syria to Iran. From Iran, they were shipped by boat to Iraq.
The shipment was intercepted as it was being moved by boat from
Iraq to Sudan, from where the weapons were to have been smuggled
overland to Gaza. The interception occurred shortly before the
shipment was due to arrive in Port Sudan. It was not known whether
the crew of the "Klos C" was aware of the weaponry on board.
Israeli intelligence had been monitoring the arms shipment for many
weeks. The shipment was first discovered several months ago when
intelligence learned of Syrian-made M-302 missiles being flown from
the international airport in Damascus to Tehran, under the
direction of Iran's Al-Quds force. From Tehran, the weapons were
moved to the southern Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas.
In Bandar Abbas, the weapons were loaded on board along with cement
containers.
The "Klos C" sailed from Bandar Abbas to the Iraqi port city of
Umm Qasr, where additional cement containers were brought on board.
The ship then set sail for Port Sudan.
The Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz
commanded Wednesday's operation from IDF headquarters in Tel Aviv,
while Israeli Navy Commander Vice Adm. Ram Rothberg oversaw the
interception from a forward command post.
The "Klos C" was towed to Eilat. \ Bron: Vesseltracker
KLOSTERTAL
bouwjaar: 1996, imonummer: 8918710,
Eigenaar: Rederij K&T Holland C.V., Delfzijl
(Bereederungsgesellschaft Alstership GmbH & Co. KG)
Beheer: Flagship Management Company B.V.
Gebouwd: Severnaya Verf, St. Petersburg / 434
LxBxH: 109,70 x 17,80 x 9,00 meter, gt: 5624
Vermogen: 4568 pk, snelheid: 12,5 knoop
Roepnaam: PBFA, indienst: 10-12-2001
November 2009 (e) eigenaar Rufinia Beheer B.V.
Op 10 juli 2012 overgedragen aan
Whitesea Shipping & Trading Co. Ltd.,
herdoopt KLOS C, roepnaam 3FWB8, vlag Panama
8 april 2012 op het Kieler kanaal bij Hochdonn
onderweg naar Ceuta de KLOSTERTAL
© Marcel Coster - IJmuiden • Coster Maritieme Fotografie
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Israeli naval forces boarded the "Klos C" in the Red Sea, as
the ship was sailing to Port Sudan on Mar 5, 2014, in the morning.
The vessel with a crew of 17 was boarded by Israeli naval forces
around 1,500 kilometers south of Israel off the coast of Eritrea
and Sudan. The crew put up no resistance and no one was injured in
the operation.
The ship was full of weaponry bound for Palestinian terrorist groups
in the Gaza Strip.
The weaponry on board included dozens of M-302 missiles, which were
hidden inside cement containers. The weapons were originally flown
from Syria to Iran. From Iran, they were shipped by boat to Iraq.
The shipment was intercepted as it was being moved by boat from
Iraq to Sudan, from where the weapons were to have been smuggled
overland to Gaza. The interception occurred shortly before the
shipment was due to arrive in Port Sudan. It was not known whether
the crew of the "Klos C" was aware of the weaponry on board.
Israeli intelligence had been monitoring the arms shipment for many
weeks. The shipment was first discovered several months ago when
intelligence learned of Syrian-made M-302 missiles being flown from
the international airport in Damascus to Tehran, under the
direction of Iran's Al-Quds force. From Tehran, the weapons were
moved to the southern Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas.
In Bandar Abbas, the weapons were loaded on board along with cement
containers.
The "Klos C" sailed from Bandar Abbas to the Iraqi port city of
Umm Qasr, where additional cement containers were brought on board.
The ship then set sail for Port Sudan.
The Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz
commanded Wednesday's operation from IDF headquarters in Tel Aviv,
while Israeli Navy Commander Vice Adm. Ram Rothberg oversaw the
interception from a forward command post.
The "Klos C" was towed to Eilat. \ Bron: Vesseltracker
KLOSTERTAL
bouwjaar: 1996, imonummer: 8918710,
Eigenaar: Rederij K&T Holland C.V., Delfzijl
(Bereederungsgesellschaft Alstership GmbH & Co. KG)
Beheer: Flagship Management Company B.V.
Gebouwd: Severnaya Verf, St. Petersburg / 434
LxBxH: 109,70 x 17,80 x 9,00 meter, gt: 5624
Vermogen: 4568 pk, snelheid: 12,5 knoop
Roepnaam: PBFA, indienst: 10-12-2001
November 2009 (e) eigenaar Rufinia Beheer B.V.
Op 10 juli 2012 overgedragen aan
Whitesea Shipping & Trading Co. Ltd.,
herdoopt KLOS C, roepnaam 3FWB8, vlag Panama
8 april 2012 op het Kieler kanaal bij Hochdonn
onderweg naar Ceuta de KLOSTERTAL
© Marcel Coster - IJmuiden • Coster Maritieme Fotografie
