22MAR2019 - NEWS - Comoros flagged general cargo vessel SL Star sinks in Shahid Rajaei Port in Bandar Abbas, Iran on 19 March

A Comoros flagged general cargo vessel sinks while berthed in Shahid Rajaei Port in Bandar Abbas, Iran, on 19 March 2019. The ship in question was the 4,400 dwt SL Star, operated by the UAE-based Sea Link Shipping. SL Star was loaded with 153 containers. At the time of the incident, there were fourteen crewmembers on board, the majority of them being Indian nationals. All of them were rescued from the distressed SL Star. Three men were transported to a local hospital, with one suffering serious foot injuries, according to Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO).

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