The cause of the wreck, which killed thousands of animals in the Red Sea, was the overload of the ship.
A ship with sheep sank in the Sudanese port of Suakin on the Red Sea coast. The animals were supposed to be delivered to Saudi Arabia on the eve of the Muslim holiday of sacrifice, Eid al-Adha.
This was reported by Sky News Arabia on June 12.
“The BADR 1 vessel, which carried 15,800 Sheep to be sent to Saudi Arabia sank near the pier. The crew escaped, “the report says.
The cause of the incident was overload. The maximum tonnage of the vessel was designed for 12,000 animals.
Authorities The port announced a serious environmental threat to the Red Sea due to the mass death of livestock.
Recall that earlier a diesel tanker with 750 tons of fuel sank in the Gulf of Gabes off the southeast coast of Tunisia.
