The military said the ship had suffered severe damage and was being towed back to Israel.
It was being towed from Norway to Malta when a towline snapped in rough seas.
Somewhere far south of us the Polar Pioneer was being towed toward the Arctic Ocean.
The captain said the plane remained afloat late yesterday and was being towed to shore.
The Kulluk was being towed by a 360ft anchor handler, the Aiviq, and a tugboat, the Alert.
Set for the breakers yard, it was being towed from Canada to the Dominican Republic by an American-owned tug.
It was being towed by the airline's ground handling service provider at the time of the incident.
In 2003, a decommissioned nuclear submarine sank while it was being towed to a scrap yard, killing nine crew members.
So I told the interviewer that my car was being towed away, and looked at her for some sympathy.
The boat, empty, then sank as it was being towed to the nearby naval base of Toulon.
The Prestige's hull steadily weakened as cracks amidships grew while the ship was being towed away from shore.
