‘Maximum security’ warning issued to shipowners as Mideast violence spreads

Shipowners active in Israel and Lebanon are being warned to exercise maximum caution after the Israeli-Palestinian conflict flared up to levels of violence not seen in decades— sparked by a raid of armed Palestinians storming out of Gaza that caused over a thousand of deaths.

A major shipowners’ organisation has issued a “Security Level 3” warning to members sailing in the area.

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