No Weapons Found on Syria-Bound German Ship - Source
Inspectors have found no weapons aboard a German-owned ship suspected earlier of carrying arms and ammunition to Syria in breach of an arms embargo, a German government source said on Wednesday.
The Atlantic Cruiser was towed to Turkey’s Mediterranean Iskenderun port last week for inspection after it was reported to be carrying Iranian weapons to Syria.
“The Turkish foreign ministry informed the German government on Tuesday that the inspection of the cargo of the Atlantic Cruiser has been completed and the Turkish authorities have not found any weapons or munitions for Syria on board the ship,” the source said.
The freight documents of the ship were also in order, the source said.
The ship, owned by German company W. Bockstiegel, came under scrutiny this month when German news magazine Der Spiegel reported it was carrying weapons in violation of EU sanctions.