Bricks wash ashore after ship sinks off Dubai coast

Thousands of bricks have been washing ashore in Umm Al Quwain after the sinking of a foreign freight ship eight miles off the Dubai shore last week.

Relevant authorities in Umm Al Quwain said that the large quantities of bricks that appeared all of a sudden along the emirateÕs seashore washed up when a foreign freight ship that was transporting them on its way to Iraq sank at eight nautical miles off Dubai shore. Dubai PoliceÕs marine patrols were able to rescue the shipÕs seven-man crew, whereas the ship sank along with its 1500-tonne building materials cargo. The ship sank almost one week ago due to overload. High winds caused it to topple over and sink. The Ministry of Environment and Water, in coordination and cooperation with the relevant authorities in UAQ, followed up on the sudden accumulation of building materials on the emirateÕs shores and carried out all the necessary tests to rule out environmental pollution or contamination. The department of works and services already began to remove the bricks and clean out the seashore. (Photo Courtesy-Al Ittihad)

Bricks washed up along the UAQ coastline after a ship carrying bricks sank in the Arabian Gulf.

The National staff
Aug 05, 2013
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Bricks have been washing ashore in Umm Al Quwain after the sinking of a foreign freight ship eight miles from the Dubai shore last week.

The overloaded ship was transporting the bricks to Iraq when high winds caused it to capsize.

Dubai Police marine patrols rescued the ship's seven-man crew, but the ship sank along with its 1,500-tonne cargo of building materials.

The Ministry of Environment and Water, in coordination with UAQ authorities, are removing the bricks and cleaning the shore.

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