UAE ship sinks off Iran coast with 30 crew aboard
The Independent says a United Arab Emirates ship sank off the coast of Iran with 30 crew aboard, authorities said.
The cargo ship Al Salmy 6 capsized during rough and stormy weather in the Gulf, Captain Nizar Qaddoura, operations manager of the Salem Al Makrani Cargo company, said.
Rescuers had saved 16 crew members, the captain said. Another 11 had made it onto a life raft, while one person was saved by a nearby tanker. Two crew members were still in the water, he said.
The crew consisted of nationals from Sudan, India, Pakistan, Uganda, Tanzania and Ethiopia, Captain Qaddoura said. The vessel had been on its way to Umm Qasr, Iraq, carrying cars and other cargo, he said.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/uea-ship-sinks-iran-coast-b2037833.html
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