DUBAI // Twelve Indian sailors have been rescued from their sinking ship off the coast of Deira, Dubai Municipality said.
The vessel was heading to Dubai from India and was carrying up to 1,200 sheep that perished.
Marwan Al Mohammed, director of Public Health and head of the Emergency and Crisis team, said: “The Indian vessel was approximately eight miles from Dubai Creek and, once the team arrived, they made sure all 12 sailors were safe.
“They then started pulling out the corpses of more than 100 sheep, while initial reports showed there were about 800 more dead sheep in the vessel.”
Abdulmajeed Abdulaziz Saifaie, director of the municipality waste management department, said: “The team is making sure they get all the sheep in and around the boat and load them on-board special equipment.”
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