Yemeni ship saved of marine fault in Gulf of Aden, says government

SANA'A, Dec. 28 (Saba)- Ministry of Transport affirmed Sunday that
Yemeni ship R-Princess- 7 has been saved after exposing to fault
last Thursday in international maritime passage.

An authorized source in the ministry made it clear to Saba that the
Yemeni ship which carries on board 9998 tons of stones has been
exposed to fault against Omani coasts during her voyage from Aden
Port to Ras AlKhaima Port. The ship was in great danger for being
slant and moved by stream when its 20 crew were not on board after
being rescued by Omani authorities.

"The ministry, represented by the General Authority for Marine
Affairs, has taken all necessary measures and preparations for
avoiding the danger," said the source. He added that efforts of
technical team for rescuing the ship have been succeeded and could
taking out the ship from the passage to be anchored in safe early
this morning.

The source indicated that the fault resulted in technical problem
in the ship's engine due to water entered to the engines' chambers
and led to its heel, 38 mile far away of south east of Salala Port
in Oman.


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