In the video: the activity of the naval arm in combat/IDF spokesman
The Navy recently opened an investigation into the overturning of the vessel belonging to the soldiers of the Fin unit about three weeks ago near the shores of Ashkelon.
Following the incident, which was revealed for the first time in Walla!, seven soldiers who were on the vessel were slightly injured, and were taken to the hospital for medical treatment.
At the naval base in Ashdod under the command of Col. Eitan Paz, they began to investigate the case - and now the details of the investigation are being revealed.
The team of the fin unit, sailing on a vessel of the "Wasp" type, was on its way to an operational activity off the coast of the Gaza Strip in order to assist in enforcement in the area Against a series of events - including terrorist activity, smuggling and preventing the passage of vessels from the Gaza Strip.
At one point, the investigation revealed, the crew lost control of the vessel and it overturned - some of the soldiers quickly got out of the vessel and moved away from it, but in at least one case there was a soldier who had to struggle for in order to get out of the vehicle. The investigation found that the soldier struggled with all his might to get out of the vehicle and showed composure and resourcefulness. A source exposed to the details of the investigation said that this was a heroic action that could have ended in disaster.
"They were on their way to Khan Yunis. What would have happened if they had been forced to swim to the shore of Gaza?" / IDF spokesman
In the next step, it was found, the soldiers began to swim to the shore and when they were without weapons and without means of communication, they waited for rescue.
In retrospect, it turned out that the military at the base did not recognize the overturning in real time, and they were forced to use a civilian cell phone carried by one of the staff members with approval and authority, in order to call for help.
The main anger of army officials exposed to the investigation focuses on the conduct of the corps after the overturning: "They were on their way to Khan Yunis .
What would happen if they were forced to swim to Khan Yunis beach or Gaza and not Ashkelon?
They remained unarmed.
Without means of communication."
The army officials raised difficult questions about how the event could have ended: "Who would have rescued them in real time when every second counts and there are quite a few hostile elements on the beach?
What was their fate?
Where is the reciprocity?
Tracking them?
The quick rescue?
This event should shake the entire navy," they said.
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"An unusual incident that is not in line with the professional standard of the Navy"/image processing, IDF spokesman
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Already at the beginning, the case was defined by senior officers in the army as "very serious".
One of the officers emphasized that this was a "very unusual incident that is not in line with the professional standard of the Navy and not of the Ashdod base. There was no reason for the overturning except for excessive self-confidence of the crew and failure to follow the very clear procedures of what is allowed and what is not."
Another officer commented on the incident: "This is an incident in an operational activity. Therefore, this incident had to be investigated at the level of the Navy Commander with a set of firm and clear punishments, and this did not happen. For a general understanding, this is a rare incident in the Navy and beyond the damage caused to the vessel that causes economic damage and the disabling of an operational vessel has Here is image damage and damage to tradition."
A response from the IDF spokesperson has not yet been received
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