Israel-Gaza War
Transportation Ministry conducts exercise rescuing sailors from burning merchant ship
The exercise is part of a number of preparations for a possible widening of the war, especially against Hezbollah, with its massive and more precise rocket arsenal.
The Transportation Ministry conducted an exercise today (Tuesday) simulating the rescue of a burning commercial ship and its personnel far from land.
The exercise, which took place near Haifa, fire and rescue services worked with the different port authorities to coordinate a rescue of ship personnel, while simulating a fire.
Though the release did not explicitly mention how such a scenario could come about, these efforts are likely aimed at reducing damage caused, in the event of war in Lebanon by Hezbollah precise missiles to shipping towards Israeli ports.
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