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Panamian ship sinks off Socorta
(KUNA) -- A Panamian ship with at least 15 crew members and passengers on board sank 10 nautical miles off the Scotora Archipelago in the Indian Ocean on Thursday, the official Yemeni News Agency Saba' reported.

Saba' quoted Captain Fawwaz Saad Ahmad, in charge of the Socorta Archipelago passports' affairs, as saying the the crew and the passengers of the ship were salvaged by a team of rescuers of Hadra-Mowt province.

The rescuers who rushed to the location of the incident found them floating amid wooden debris. They were all rescued alive.

The ship, hoisting the Panamian flag, is owned by the Saudi businessmen, Ayed Al-Sedoun.

It was journeying from the port of Al-Mukallah in eastern Yemen to Socorta port, with a cargo of cement and iron, cars as well as various commodities.
Posted by: Fred 2010-11-19
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