[Cyprus Times] Cargo ship with 30 crew members carrying vehicles sinks off Iran (video)

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A cargo ship with 30 crew members carrying vehicles sank off the coast of Iran The ship belongs to the United Arab Emirates In progress operation to rescue the crew members

A cargo ship belonging to the United Arab Emirates sank off Iran, Gulf region, and an operation has been launched to rescue its crew members, an Iranian official said today.

"An Emirati cargo ship carrying vehicles sank about 50 kilometers from the port of Asalouye" in Bushehr province and "an operation has been launched to rescue 30 crew members," an Iranian coast guard official told the official Irna news agency.

A UAE ship laden with a large cargo of cars sank 30 miles from the Iranian port of Asalouyeh.#Iran#Emirates
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The agency added that the crew members are in the water, wearing life jackets and waiting to be picked up by an Iranian ship.

Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency reported that strong winds have caused storms in the Gulf and problems in the movement of ships.

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