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After encountering stormy weather, the Al Salmy 6 cargo ship carrying 30 crew members sank in the Persian gulf, prompting a rescue effort by an Iranian ship.
An Emirati-flagged cargo ship has sunk off Iran in the Persian Gulf in poor weather, with rescuers attempting to account for all of its 30 crew members.
The country’s official IRNA news agency reported on Thursday that all of the ship’s crew members were in the water with life vests, awaiting rescue by an Iranian ship.
Captain Nizar Qaddoura, the operations manager of the Salem Al Makrani Cargo company, said that the Al Salmy 6 encountered rough and stormy weather, then capsized.
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The crew consisted of nationals from Sudan, India, Pakistan, Uganda, Tanzania and Ethiopia, Qaddoura said.
The vessel had been on its way to Umm Qasr, Iraq, carrying cars and other cargo.
The vessel was some 30 miles off the coast of Asaluyeh. IRNA said Iranian rescuers were trying to reach the vessel.
Images released by IRNA and Iranian state television matched with earlier images of the Al Salmy 6 – a roll-on, roll-off vehicle carrier.
The US Navy’s 5th Fleet, which patrols in the Mideast, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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