Indian cargo ship sinks off Yemen, Crew rescued

SOCOTRA, June 07 (Saba) - An Indian cargo ship with 450 tons of
foodstuffs along with 12 cars and other materials onboard sunk in a
gale in the Arabian Sea late on Saturday.

The crew members, all Indians, were rescued by another vessel,
director of the island of Socotra Saeed Salmin said.

The ship was on its way from the United Arab Emirates before it went
down with its cargo about 70 nautical miles off Yemen's island.

The cargo onboard the ship was for two Yemeni migrant merchants
having businesses in the United Arab Emirates.

In 2007, a freight ship sank in rough weather in the Gulf of Aden,
killing seven crew members. Other 13 crew members were rescued.

Yemeni marine boats were dispatched to the sinking scene after the
ship which sailed under Panama flag sent a distress call.