Contact lost with Israeli yacht en route to Cyprus; vessel dispatched to search for it

The Israel Port Authority has lost contact with an Israeli yacht that was en route to Cyprus, Channel 12 reports.

Connection was severed with the yacht, a short distance from the port in Cyprus, Channel 12 says, and Cypriot authorities have dispatched a vessel to search for it.

There are five people on board the yacht, which set out from Ashdod, in southern Israel, two days ago.

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