Antigua and Barbuda flag Francop seized

Ashdod
The ship, the Francop, a commercial vessel operating under the guise of an aid ship, captained by a Pole and flying an Antiguan flag was towed to the southern Israeli port of Ashdod, where the weapons were being unloaded. The vessel is operated by United Feeder Services, a Cyprus-based shipping company that said it picked up the cargo in Damietta, Egypt. The cargo included rockets, grenades, mortar shells and missiles.
Service in/out Limassol will be performed by ‘Francop’, -UFS newsletter 44

"This could be bigger than Karin-A," a military source said.

Operation Noah's Ark (Hebrew: מבצע תיבת נוח‎, Mivtza Teyvat Noah) was an Israeli military action in January 2002 in which they seized Karine A, a Palestinian freighter in the Red Sea. The vessel was found to be carrying 50 tons of weapons, including twelve-mile-range Katyusha rockets, antitank missiles, and high explosives.




* Name: FRANCOP
* MMSI: 305234000
* IMO: 9277412
* Call sign: V2DJ5
* Flag: Antigua and Barbuda
* Vesseltype: Cargo Ship
* Width: 22 m
* Length: 137 m

build 2003
speed 18

Russian cargo mv Monchegorsk Cypriot flag

USS San Antonio, an amphibious transport dockship that serves as the command and control centre for the taskforce, boarded the former Russian cargo vessel Monchegorsk, which is registered in Limassol and flying a Cypriot flag.

The ship docked at an Egyptian Red Sea port for a detailed search during which, according to unconfirmed reports, weapons were found.
# MONCHEGORSK
# MMSI: 210558000
# IMO: 8013039
# Call sign: P3NL5
# Flag: Cyprus
# Vesseltype: cargo ship
# Width: 24 m
# Length: 173 m

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NB SHIPPING LIMITED
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Address : 284, Arch.Makarios III Avenue,P.O.Box 132, Limassol, Cyprus
Phone : +357 (25) 585440 Fax : +357 (25) 585409 Email : nbmm@nbmm.com.cy
Number of Ships : 5

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MONCHEGORSK 810758 CY P3NL5 18627 23128 1983