Battle of Rumani Coast
The Battle of Rumani Coast (Hebrew: קרב רומני, romanized: Krav Rumani) was a naval engagement that took place on the night of July 11, 1967 between Israeli and Egyptian naval forces, near the vicinity of Rumani. Two Egyptian motor torpedo boats were sunk in the action for no Israeli losses.
| Battle of Rumani Coast | |||||||
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| Part of the War of Attrition | |||||||
Israeli MTB crew raise the broom on the topmast as a traditional maritime sign of victory. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Israel | Egypt | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Yitzhak Shushan Eli Rahav | Unknown | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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1 destroyer 2 torpedo boats | 2 torpedo boats | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| none |
2 MTBs sunk no known survivors | ||||||
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