Desk Report
Publish: 17 Mar 2022, 08:02 pm
Iran's Ports and Maritime Organisation released photos showing the stricken Al Salmy 6 before it sank || Photo: BBC
Iran has rescued 29 of the 30 crew members of a UAE-flagged
cargo ship that sank in the Gulf amid high winds and rough seas, state media
report.
An operation was continuing to find the missing sailor, an
emergency response official told Iran news agency.
Two rescue vessels and helicopters were dispatched after the
Al Salmy 6 went down about 48km (30 miles) from the port of Assaluyeh on
Thursday.
Winds were more than 70km/h (45mph) at the time, the Iranian
official said.
The operations manager of the Dubai-based company that owns
the Al Salmy 6, Salem Al Makrani Cargo company, told the Associated Press that
the 138m-long (453ft) car transporter had been sailing towards the Iraqi port
of Umm Qasr.
The bad weather initially caused the ship to list at a
precarious angle, Capt Nizar Qaddoura said, but within hours it was fully
submerged.
The crew comprised nationals of Sudan, India, Pakistan,
Uganda, Tanzania and Ethiopia, he added.
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