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"Maritime tradition says you don't worry about the nationality of a vessel and • mariners whenyou receive a distress signal. You just rush to aid the stricken vessel," a port spokesman said. The Kayess had sailed from Alexandria, Egypt, bound for Beirut, Lebanon, with a mixed cargo of vegetables, sugar and ce- ment. It sent out an SOS about 35 miles northwest of Haifa on the night of April 23, after a leak flooded its engine room and threatened to capsize the vessel. The signal was picked up by the Haifa Marine Com- munications Center, which relayed it to the Israeli navy. Within minutes, missile boats were speeding to the rescue. They towed the badly listing Kayess to Haifa, where harbor tugs took over and eased it into shallow water. There the task began of pumping the ship dry and returning it to an even keel. Crew members reportedly said the ship was overloaded and leaking when it left Alexandria. Its master, Capt. Abdul Kadr Mansur, told reporters that this was the second time in a year that he was rescued at sea by the Israeli navy under similar cir- cumstances. Bonn Is Considering Israel Aid Request Bonn (JTA) — The Bonn government has confirmed that it is considering Israel's request for billions of dollars in financial assistance to aid in the absorption of new immigrants. The announcement said that talks between the two countries are continuing but did not disclose what amounts were being discuss- ed. A government spokesman refused to comment on reports that Washington has asked Bonn not to grant Israel credits as long as the issue of U.S. loan guarantees for Israel remains unresolv- ed. The U.S. State Depart- ment has denied making such a request. Israel has asked the United States to underwrite $10 billion in private loans to help it absorb 1 million immigrants expected in the next five years. The Bush administration has refused the guarantees unless Israel freezes settlement activity in the administered ter- ritories, a condition the Israeli government rejects. Israel reportedly has asked the Germans for about $6.2 billion in aid. Bonn has offered $1.2 billion in long- term loans, an amount Israel rejected as insufficient, dip- lomats here said. Israel also rejected an offer of $2 billion in credit guar- antees, German television said. But negotiations with the Finance Ministry con- tinue. Israel's request for Ger- man financial assistance dates from Foreign Minister A government spokesman refused to comment on reports that Washington has asked Bonn not to grant Israel credits. David Levy's visit to Bonn in March 1991, shortly after the Persian Gulf War ended. Mr. Levy argued that former East Germany, unlike West Germany, never paid reparations to Nazi persecutees or to Israel. When the two Germanys were united in 1990, the Bonn government was supposed to assume that obligation.