(Ynet News) Amir Ben-David - Israeli companies searching for oil and natural gas in the Mediterranean have recently encountered fishing boats disrupting their sea expeditions whose owners demand payment in exchange for allowing them to operate. By blocking the vessels' sailing route or creating loud noise they disrupt their work and then demand money to leave the area. Ships that perform seismic surveys to trace the best location for drilling are the ones being targeted by the extortionists. Using their fishing boats' engines they create loud noise which disrupts the survey ships' sonar images.
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