India: Iran Rescues 11 Indian Sailors After Vessel Sinks, says Report

NEW DELHI, 06 January 2022, (TON): State media reported “Iranian coastguards rescued 11 Indian sailors whose vessel, en route to Oman, sank due to bad weather conditions.”

Acting governor of Jask County (south), Ali Mehrani, was quoted as saying by state broadcaster IRIB "the boat, that was heading to the port of Sohar in Oman yesterday, came toward Iranian waters due to storms, bad weather conditions and technical problems.”

Mehrani added “the vessel was transporting sugar, and sank four nautical miles off Gabrik district in southern Hormozgan province, overlooking the Gulf of Oman.”

He said "the general condition of the crew is good.”

Bad weather has affected not only southern Iran but also Arab countries in the Gulf in recent days, with several issuing weather warnings.

The rainy weather system, expected to last until Friday in Iran, has caused flash flooding in the southern provinces such as Fars, Hormozgan, Kerman, and Sistan-Baluchistan (southeast).

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