Battle of Rumani Coast

Overview

The Battle of Rumani Coast 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.

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Significance

The Battle of Rumani Coast was an early naval engagement of the War of Attrition, occurring in July 1967 shortly after the Six-Day War. Israeli naval forces intercepted Egyptian motor torpedo boats near Rumani and sank both vessels without sustaining losses. The engagement demonstrated Israeli naval capability in coastal waters and signaled that the conflict extending from the 1967 war would be contested at sea as well as along the Suez Canal front.

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Forces & casualties