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about 19 years ago

Two die after passenger ship and cargo ship collide near Haifa, Israel

Divers have recovered two bodies after a passenger ship accidentally rammed a cargo vessel two miles from the port of Haifa, Israel. The Israeli cargo ship Shelly sank after being struck by a Cypriot passenger vessel Salamis Glory where she was anchored two miles from the coast. Not one of nearly 70

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Divers have recovered two bodies after a passenger ship accidentally rammed a cargo vessel two miles from the port of Haifa, Israel.

The Israeli cargo ship Shelly sank after being struck by a Cypriot passenger vessel Salamis Glory where she was anchored two miles from the coast. Not one of nearly 700 people on the Salamis Glory was harmed, but two of the Shelly ‘s thirteen-man crew were unable to escape the sinking vessel. Their bodies were recovered twelve hours after the accident by Israeli divers.

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