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February 27, 2003
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The Israeli air force rescued 10 crew members of a Turkish cargo ship that sank in the Mediterranean Sea. The boat’s anchor chain broke in the stormy seas Tuesday, sending the craft adrift. According to the Jerusalem Post, Israeli military helicopters plucked the Turkish crewmen from life boats after their cargo ship began to go down.

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