20 sailors rescued after cargo ship sinks off Oman
(MENAFN- Gulf Times) A cargo ship sank off Oman onSunday but all 20 sailors were rescued, the Gulf country's Police said.
The Tanzania-flagged vesselwas carrying construction materials when it sank off Oman's southern coast of Lakabi, the Royal Oman Police said in a series of tweets.
The sailors of different nationalities were saved by an Omani citizen, police said without providing further details.
The sailors were taken to hospital and reported to be in good health.
The ship was en route from Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates to Eritrea in the Horn of Africa.
The cause of the accident was not immediately known.
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