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	Topics Sa'ar 5-class missile boat Topic Home Combat history On July 14, 2006, while enforcing a blockade off BeirutBeirut Beirut is the capital, largest city, and chief seaport of Lebanon.... , the INS HanitINS Hanit The INS *Hanit* is a Sa'ar 5-class missile boat of the Israeli Navy that was built by Northrop Grumman Ship Systems... was attacked by HezbollahHezbollah Overview Hezbollah is a Shia Islamist organization in Lebanon.... , using a version of the Chinese YJ-82 missile. A large explosion caused the landing pad to cave in and be engulfed in flames that threatened the aviation fuel storage below, and the flames were not fully extinguished until several hours later. The ship suffered critical damage near the helicopter landing pad (or, according to the press conference, near the bridgeBridge (ship) The bridge of a ship is an area or room where the ship's navigational controls and other essential equipment related to ship... ), was on fire for several hours and temporarily lost its ability to steer. Four IDFIsrael Defense Forces The Israel Defense Forces , often abbreviated with the Hebrew acronym ??"? *Tsahal, alternative English sp... personnel were killed, three of whom were found later in the ship. An investigation into the incident by the Israeli Navy concluded that the missile was indeed a C-802C-802 The Yingji-82* or YJ-82 is a Chinese anti-ship missile first unveiled in 1989 by the China Haiying Electro-Mechanical T... which hit a crane in the rear of the ship, that the ship's radarRadar RADAR is a system that uses radio waves to detect, determine the direction and distance and/or speed of objects such as airc... was not fully functional at the time, that both the ECM and the Barak anti-missile systems were in a two-minute stand-by mode and that the ship's captain was not aware of that fact. See also Saar 4 class missile boatSaar 4 class missile boat The Saar 4 class missile boats were built at the Israel shipyards and based on Israeli Navy designs grounded in accumulated ... Saar 4.5 class missile boatSaar 4.5 class missile boat Saar 4.5 is an Israeli Navy missile boat, an improved and stretched Saar 4 class boat.... Israeli Sea CorpsIsraeli Sea Corps Summary The Israeli Sea Corps is the naval arm of the Israel Defense Forces, operating primarily in the Mediterranean Sea in the wes... External links >