14 juill. 2006 - IDF Ship Hanit is hit by cruise missiles

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The Israeli Sa'ar 5-class missile boat INS Hanit that was blockading the waters 10 nautical miles (19 km) off of the Lebanese coast was damaged in the stern after being hit by a C-802 anti-ship missile. An Egyptian civilian merchant ship, the Moonlight was caught in the cross-fire as Hezbollah was firing on the Israelis. The ship was registered in Cambodia, but sailing under Egyptian flag, carrying several hundred tons of cement. The ship sank in minutes, but the Egyptian crew managed to board lifeboats and was picked up by another civilian vessel.

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