(KUNA) -- Up to 12 Egyptian sailors were sent to Bassel hospital in Tartous city in northern Syria after their ship was attacked by the Israeli army on the Lebanese international waters, said Syria Arab News Agency (SANA) on Saturday .SANA added that the Egyptian survivors sent a distress call via the satellites Friday night. They were rescued by Syrian and Egyptian ships that were sailing towards Tartous seaport. Head of Bassel hospital Dr.Talal Hamdan said the sailors were medically treated and they were now in stable condition except for one whose injury was serious. The Egyptian vessel was carrying cement when it came under fire 65 km from the Lebanese coast in an area between Beirut and Tripoli.
| I wonder if that's the ship that Hezbollah attacked at the same time it was launching at the Israeli navy? |