A commercial ship carrying 83 passengers and crew, plus livestock, has sunk off the coast of Lebanon in stormy seas. Rescue operations have been hampered by bad weather and choppy water, but 34 survivors have been rescued, four people are known to be dead,and the search for others from the Panamanian-registered Dany F II continues. Authorites believe the ship was traveling from Uruguay to Syria. The animals are believed to have all died.
A week earlier, an Israeli ship in need of repair was rescued in waters off Lebanon when it sank.
Links to other sites: AP, Arutz Sheva, Israel
Posted by Ellen Wallace on 18 December 2009 at 10:28 |
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News story, GenevaLunch, 18 December 2009.
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Tags: Lebanon, ship, sinking, stormy seas
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