A Turkish freighter with a cargo of 250 tons of beans for Israel was interned this week-end in the Lebanese port of Tripoli where it put in for shelter from a major storm in the Eastern Mediterranean. A request for release of the vessel will be discussed by the Israel-Lebanese Mixed Armistice Commission.
Meanwhile, it was reported from Haifa that four Lebanese sailors arrested for fishing in Israeli waters have been sentenced to one month’s imprisonment. A Syrian vessel picked up in Israeli waters last Tuesday remains under guard. The crew of the ship has been ordered held aboard the vessel for 15 days, pending clarification of the case against them. The captain claims that the vessel drifted into Israeli waters after the engine broke down.
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