Israel locates ‘Altalena’ shipwreck off coast, 78 years later
Israel located the Altalena off the country’s Mediterranean coast 78 years after its sinking, Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu announced on Monday, calling the find historic.“At 12:30 a.m., at a depth of 503 meters [1,650 feet] west of Israel’s coast, the Altalena was located intact—78 years after the painful, formative event that shook the young State of Israel,” Eliyahu wrote in a social media statement.The announcement was made jointly with Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, who said in a post on X that “there is a message in finding the Altalena at this particular time. Disagreements are permissible, and differences of opinion are permissible—but a civil war must never be allowed.”היום יום היסטורי. מצאנו את אלטלנה. אחרי כל כך הרבה שנות חיפושים, שר המורשת עמיחי אליהו ואני מאושרים לעדכן – אלטלנה נמצאה.יש במציאת אלטלנה דווקא במועד הזה איזשהו מסר. מותר שיהיו מחלוקות, מותר שיהיו חילוקי דעות, אבל אסור שתהיה מלחמת…
Israel's Heritage Ministry has located the shipwreck of the Irgun vessel 'Altalena' off the country's Mediterranean coast, 78 years after its sinking. The vessel was found intact at a depth of 1,650 feet (503 meters) during an operation with oceanographic researchers, announced Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu. The ministry invested approximately $296,000 in the search, deploying the national research vessel Bat Galim with advanced technology. National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir commented on the timing of the discovery, stating, "Disagreements are permissible, and differences of opinion are permissible—but a civil war must never be allowed." The 'Altalena Affair' in June 1948 involved clashes between the newly formed Israel Defense Forces and the Irgun over a shipment of arms, resulting in 16 Irgun members and three IDF soldiers killed.
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