--- title: Israeli-owned vessel bound for UAE said struck in Indian Ocean description: Official says cargo ship owned by Israeli businessman Eyal Ofer; sources tell pro-Hezbollah TV channel unknown weapon causes fire onboard image: https://static.timesofisrael.com/www/uploads/2021/07/image-640x400.png --- ###### 2 min read # Israeli-owned vessel bound for UAE said struck in Indian Ocean By: [ The Times of Israel ](https://channel16.dryadglobal.com/archive/author/the-times-of-israel) on July 3, 2021 at 7:01 PM [Persian Gulf](https://channel16.dryadglobal.com/archive/tag/persian-gulf) [Jeddah](https://channel16.dryadglobal.com/archive/tag/jeddah) [Israel](https://channel16.dryadglobal.com/archive/tag/israel) - [**](https://twitter.com/GlobalDryad) - [**](https://www.linkedin.com/company/dryad-global/) - [**](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZSIjPkeq7iDcsj4r9TF9mg?sub_confirmation=1) ![Featured Image](https://static.timesofisrael.com/www/uploads/2021/07/image-640x400.png) **Official says cargo ship owned by Israeli businessman Eyal Ofer; sources tell pro-Hezbollah TV channel unknown weapon causes fire onboard. ** [![The Israeli-owned CSAV TYNDALL is seen sailing near the port of Pireas, Greece, on January 15, 2021. (Screenshot: YouTube)](https://static.timesofisrael.com/www/uploads/2021/07/image-640x400.png "The Israeli-owned CSAV TYNDALL is seen sailing near the port of Pireas, Greece, on January 15, 2021. (Screenshot: YouTube)")](https://static.timesofisrael.com/www/uploads/2021/07/image.png) *The Israeli-owned CSAV TYNDALL is seen sailing near the port of Pireas, Greece, on January 15, 2021. (Screenshot: YouTube)*   A fire broke out on an Israeli-owned cargo ship in the northern Indian Ocean after it was attacked, according to multiple reports on Saturday. The Israeli-owned ship departed from the port of Jeddah in Saudi Arabia and was headed toward the coast of the United Arab Emirates, according to the pro-Hezbollah Lebanese TV station al-Mayadeen. An Israeli official told the Walla news site that the vessel is owned by Israeli businessman Eyal Ofer. The cargo ship is reported to be the Liberia-flagged CSAV TYNDALL, owned by Ofer’s Zodiac Maritime, as tracking sites showed it had traveled from Jeddah to the UAE, as reported by al-Mayadeen. None of the ship’s crew were Israeli nationals, according to the Kan public broadcaster. Unnamed sources told al-Mayadeen that the fire aboard the vessel was caused after it was struck by an unknown weapon. ![](https://static.timesofisrael.com/www/uploads/2021/07/111111-640x400.png) *The Israeli-owned CSAV TYNDALL was sailing from Saudi Arabia to the UAE, July 3, 2021 (MarineTraffic.com screenshot)*   There were no immediate reports of injuries aboard the vessel. Israeli sources [cited by local media](https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/israel-said-to-suspect-iran-behind-attack-on-ship-headed-toward-uae/) Saturday said they suspect arch-foe Iran was behind the alleged attack, perhaps in response to the [targeting of an Iranian centrifuge production site](https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-nuclear-site-hit-wednesday-was-on-list-of-targets-israel-gave-us-report/) last month. In recent months, Israel and Iran have accused each other of attacking a number of merchant ships, damaging them with explosives. The vessels in each case were only lightly damaged and there were no injuries in the incidents. On February 26, a blast struck the Israeli-owned MV Helios Ray, a Bahamian-flagged cargo ship, in the Gulf of Oman. Then-Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Iran of attacking the ship. Iran swiftly denied the charge, but experts say the attack bears hallmarks of previous attacks ascribed to Tehran. Another Israeli-owned vessel reportedly [came under missile fire](https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-owned-ship-said-hit-by-missile-near-oman-iran-blamed/) in the Gulf of Oman in late March, possibly by Iranian forces. 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