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More Than 15 People Feared Missing After Ship Sinks off Liberian Shore
More Than 15 People Feared Missing After Ship Sinks off Liberian Shore
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According to officials, the ship began to sink at night on 17-18 July. Search and rescue operations are underway. 18.07.2021, Sputnik International
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Over 15 passengers are missing after a vessel sank off the coast of southeastern Liberia, the country's coast guard reported on 18 July. Liberian media previously reported that 21 people were aboard the vessel. Following the incident, a coastguard official held a press conference in the Liberian capital Monrovia and stated that the shipwreck had occurred at night on 17-18 July. Coastguard are now searching for survivors, he added.The coastguard official noted that some people had been rescued at night on 17-18 July while the ship was sinking.The vessel had earlier been placed under detention orders as it was unseaworthy, the head of Liberia's Maritime Authority Eugene Lenn Nagbe told reporters.
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More Than 15 People Feared Missing After Ship Sinks off Liberian Shore
10:48 GMT 18.07.2021 (Updated: 11:38 GMT 18.07.2021) According to officials, the ship began to sink at night on 17-18 July. Search and rescue operations are underway.
Over 15 passengers are missing after a vessel sank off the coast of southeastern Liberia, the country's coast guard reported on 18 July. Liberian media previously reported that 21 people were aboard the vessel.
Following the incident, a coastguard official held a press conference in the Liberian capital Monrovia and stated that the shipwreck had occurred at night on 17-18 July. Coastguard are now searching for survivors, he added.
The coastguard official noted that some people had been rescued at night on 17-18 July while the ship was sinking.
The vessel had earlier been placed under detention orders as it was unseaworthy, the head of Liberia's Maritime Authority Eugene Lenn Nagbe told reporters.
