Help Researching Israeli Warship / Suicide Attack

fatty · 03-13-08, 10:18 PM

I was told a story by a navy friend last week. Several years ago, apparently, an Israeli warship was lending aid to a stranded smaller boat when the boat exploded in a suicide attack, killing several Israeli sailors. I am wondering if anyone knows when this happened, what ship was involved, or any other details, maybe links to news items. Thanks for any help anyone can offer.

sonar732 · 03-14-08, 06:13 AM

These are the results that I could come up with. The second article is weird as I only found one instance of it in the news. Dogpile is a good META search engine to use.

Jan. 17, 2003 - A raft laden with explosives and guided by a suicide bomber,
exploded after Israeli Navy ships fired at the craft, four kilometers from
Dugit, in the northern Gaza Strip.

http://www.haaretz.co.il/hasen/pages...?itemNo=253420

JERUSALEM (AP) _ Palestinian militants on an explosive-packed boat blew themselves up when intercepted by an Israeli navy patrol off the Gaza Strip on Saturday, wounding four Israeli soldiers, the army and Palestinians said.

http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-69776792.html

03-13-08, 10:18 PM	#1
fatty The Old Man Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 1,448 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Help Researching Israeli Warship / Suicide Attack I was told a story by a navy friend last week. Several years ago, apparently, an Israeli warship was lending aid to a stranded smaller boat when the boat exploded in a suicide attack, killing several Israeli sailors. I am wondering if anyone knows when this happened, what ship was involved, or any other details, maybe links to news items. Thanks for any help anyone can offer.

03-14-08, 06:13 AM	#2
sonar732 The Old Man Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Central MO Posts: 1,562 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	Only Result These are the results that I could come up with. The second article is weird as I only found one instance of it in the news. Dogpile is a good META search engine to use. Jan. 17, 2003 - A raft laden with explosives and guided by a suicide bomber, exploded after Israeli Navy ships fired at the craft, four kilometers from Dugit, in the northern Gaza Strip. http://www.haaretz.co.il/hasen/pages...?itemNo=253420 JERUSALEM (AP) _ Palestinian militants on an explosive-packed boat blew themselves up when intercepted by an Israeli navy patrol off the Gaza Strip on Saturday, wounding four Israeli soldiers, the army and Palestinians said. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-69776792.html