A cargo ship belonging to the United Arab Emirates sank in the Persian Gulf due to a storm. An Iranian official said in a statement, “The storm disrupted the ship mobility in the bay. The cargo ship carrying vehicles belonging to the UAE also sank due to the intense storm.”
Indicating that there were 30 crew members on the sinking cargo ship, the official added that the crew were waiting to survive in the water with their life jackets and that the search and rescue teams sent from Iran had rescued 16 crew members so far.