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| Search as ship sinks off Lebanon | |
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| Rescuers are searching for survivors after a ship with 83 people on board sank off the northern Lebanese coast during stormy weather. | Rescuers are searching for survivors after a ship with 83 people on board sank off the northern Lebanese coast during stormy weather. |
| The Panamanian-flagged Danny II capsized 11 miles (20km) off Tripoli after sending a distress signal. | The Panamanian-flagged Danny II capsized 11 miles (20km) off Tripoli after sending a distress signal. |
| At least 19 survivors from the vessel - transporting livestock from Uruguay to the Syrian port of Tartous - have been picked up, officials said. | |
| Lebanon is currently experiencing severe thunderstorms and flooding. | Lebanon is currently experiencing severe thunderstorms and flooding. |
| Ships from the Lebanese navy and the UN peacekeeping force for Lebanon (Unifil) are conducting the search, along with a Lebanese civilian vessel. | Ships from the Lebanese navy and the UN peacekeeping force for Lebanon (Unifil) are conducting the search, along with a Lebanese civilian vessel. |
| "Three maritime task force ships - one Italian and two German - were dispatched about 10 nautical miles off the coast of Tripoli after the Lebanese navy received a distress call from a Panamanian-flagged ship," Unifil spokesman Andrea Tenenti told AFP news agency. | "Three maritime task force ships - one Italian and two German - were dispatched about 10 nautical miles off the coast of Tripoli after the Lebanese navy received a distress call from a Panamanian-flagged ship," Unifil spokesman Andrea Tenenti told AFP news agency. |
| "Preliminary information indicates the ship sank with 83 people aboard." | "Preliminary information indicates the ship sank with 83 people aboard." |
| Reports from Tripoli said ambulances had been seen rushing out of the port area to nearby hospitals. | Reports from Tripoli said ambulances had been seen rushing out of the port area to nearby hospitals. |
| The cargo ship issued a distress call on Thursday afternoon, but had sunk before a Lebanese navy ship reached the area, a Lebanese army officer said. | |
| The ship's crew are mostly from the Philippines and Pakistan but there is at least one Lebanese and one Syrian on board, a port official told AFP. | The ship's crew are mostly from the Philippines and Pakistan but there is at least one Lebanese and one Syrian on board, a port official told AFP. |