Via FLC
"... The spokesman, Stefan Paris, said the Syrian vessel sped across the bow of the unarmed German ship Alster in the incident... He denied the Alster was a 'spy boat,' as reported by the news magazine Der Spiegel, saying it was one of three reconnaissance vessels serving the German strategic military intelligence command. It had been operating in international waters.
He could not release any 'operational details' on its 'routine' and 'national' mission.
The German Navy has separate vessels in the area on a UN mission to stop arms smuggling into Lebanon by sea. Der Spiegel said the Alster, with a crew of 85, had been operating in the eastern Mediterranean since early November. It said the incident happened 15 nautical miles off the Syrian coast.
The vessel has acoustic and optical sensors for intelligence gathering..."
River to Sea
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