Filenews 10 December 2025
An alarm has been sounded by the search and rescue authorities of Israel as well as the Port Police of Cyprus - according to a report by The Jerusalem Post - about a yacht from Israel with five people on board, the fate of which is missing.
According to the report, the boat departed last Sunday from Ashdod bound for Cyprus. However, contact with the yacht was lost shortly before it approached the island.
As it is pointed out, there were five people on board and no one knows what happened to them.
The disappearance of the vessel coincides with the arrival of the bad weather Byron, points out the Jerusalem Post, which hits both Cyprus with heavy rains and winds, while it has now reached Israel.
Israeli authorities are looking into why the boat was allowed to sail despite the arrival of bad weather.
