Ship allegedly targeted near Yemen said to be an intelligence-gathering vessel linked to the Revolutionary Guard Corps

Having possibly swum all the way from India, female seen mating with hawksbill turtle, also a rare visitor to Gulf of Eilat

Shipping company statement suggests vessel was attacked; no reports of injuries; blast comes after mine attack on a tanker last month was blamed on Yemen's Houthi rebels

Attack by 'unknown source' near Yemeni border strikes the MT Agrari, a Maltese-flagged, Greek-managed vessel

Event in and around Mediterranean, Red Sea and Sea of Galilee aimed at pressing for more marine reserves and better enforcement against litterbugs, single-use plastic ban

Researchers say mass mortality occurred in Eilat during rapid warming episode in 2017, even though the temperatures themselves were not extraordinarily high

World's largest fish species, which poses no danger to humans, appears amid Israelis swimmers in Red Sea

Cause not immediately clear; in the past, parasites caused massive die-backs of shrimp-like crustacean in Oregon while in Baja California ocean temperatures and nutrients blamed

First sighting of the year comes after members of species were seen multiple times last year; despite their size, they aren't dangerous to humans

Reefs near Eilat may be world's most resilient, but they need urgent attention as climate change threatens marine ecosystems, international team of researchers says