TEHRAN, Iran, July 27 (NNN-IRNA) – An Iranian cargo ship, sank off Azerbaijan’s eastern coast, in the Caspian Sea on Friday, Iran’s state TV reported.
The 600-tonne merchant vessel has been carrying cargo between the Iranian port of Anzali and Russia’s Astrakhan recently.
Ali Khedmatgozar, an Iranian maritime official, in the northern province of Gilan, told state IRIB TV that, the ship was carrying around 950 tonnes of tiles and ceramic products.
Khedmatgozar said, all nine crew members were rescued by the Azerbaijani authorities.
The Iranian official did not reveal the specific cause of the incident, but noted that, the ship had been fighting waves of up to three metres before sinking.– NNN-IRNA
