UAE
UAE cargo ship sinks off Iran coast
An Emirati-flagged cargo ship sank Thursday off Iran in the Arabian Gulf in poor weather with rescuers attempting to account for all of its 30 crew members.
Capt. Nizar Qaddoura told that the Al Salmy 6 encountered rough and stormy weather, then capsized. 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. The vessel had been on its way to Umm Qasr, Iraq, carrying cars and other cargo.
