SUEZ/ALEXANDRIA: Egypt has closed four ports on the Red Sea and two on the Mediterranean due to bad weather, officials said on Sunday.
The ports of Suez and Zeitiyat were shut in Suez governorate, the Red Sea Ports Authority said. Adabiya and Ain Sokhna ports, in the same governorate, also closed, a source at the General Authority for the Suez Canal Economic Zone said.
The ports of Alexandria and Dekheila on the Mediterranean were shut in Alexandria governorate, said Reda Ghandour, a spokesman for the Alexandria Port Authority.
He added that loading and unloading of docked vessels was continuing despite the closures.
The Egyptian Meteorological Authority said “active southwesterly winds in the north of the country are stirring sand and dust, leading to the disruption of maritime navigation on the Red and Mediterranean seas.”
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Egypt shuts six ports due to bad weather
Egypt shuts six ports due to bad weather
- The ports of Suez and Zeitiyat were shut in Suez governorate, as well as Adabiya and Ain Sokhna ports
- The Egyptian Meteorological Authority said “active southwesterly winds in the north of the country are stirring sand and dust"
Turkish F-16 jet crash kills pilot: state media
- A search and rescue operation was launched and the wreckage was located
ISTANBUL: A Turkish fighter jet crashed shortly after takeoff early Wednesday, killing the pilot, state media reported, citing the defense ministry.
Radio and tracking information with the aircraft, which took off from Balikesir at 12:56 a.m. (2156 GMT Tuesday), was lost soon after departure, the ministry said according to the official Anadolu Agency.
A search and rescue operation was launched and the wreckage was located.
“Our pilot was martyred. The cause of the accident will be determined following an investigation by the crash examination team,” the ministry said, offering condolences to the pilot’s family.
In November, Turkiye suspended flights by its C-130 cargo planes after one crashed in neighboring Georgia while returning from Azerbaijan, killing all 20 people aboard.
Other F-16s, manufactured by US firm Lockheed Martin, have crashed in recent months.
In January, a Taiwanese F-16 crashed into the sea during a routine mission. Its pilot, who ejected offshore, was reported missing.
In Poland, an F-16 crashed in August while rehearsing for an air show, killing its pilot.
Radio and tracking information with the aircraft, which took off from Balikesir at 12:56 a.m. (2156 GMT Tuesday), was lost soon after departure, the ministry said according to the official Anadolu Agency.
A search and rescue operation was launched and the wreckage was located.
“Our pilot was martyred. The cause of the accident will be determined following an investigation by the crash examination team,” the ministry said, offering condolences to the pilot’s family.
In November, Turkiye suspended flights by its C-130 cargo planes after one crashed in neighboring Georgia while returning from Azerbaijan, killing all 20 people aboard.
Other F-16s, manufactured by US firm Lockheed Martin, have crashed in recent months.
In January, a Taiwanese F-16 crashed into the sea during a routine mission. Its pilot, who ejected offshore, was reported missing.
In Poland, an F-16 crashed in August while rehearsing for an air show, killing its pilot.
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