Freighter Sinks Off Oman; 8 of 12 Saved
From Associated Press
LONDON —
A merchant ship with a crew of 12 sank in the Arabian Sea off Oman on Wednesday, and a British destroyer rescued eight crew members, the Ministry of Defense said.
The destroyer Manchester also found two bodies and was continuing a search for two missing crew members, a ministry spokesman said.
The merchant ship was believed to be the Al Mawarid, bound from Dubai to Aden with a cargo of timber.
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