14 rescued on cargo ship drifting off Tripoli port by Libyan Navy

All 14 crew members rescued are Indian nationals

14 rescued on cargo ship drifting off Tripoli port by Libyan Navy -

Tripoli, Jan 6 (UNI) The Libyan navy said that it rescued a crew of 14 members on a cargo ship that drifted off Tripoli's port on Wednesday because of high waves and bad weather.

"A cargo ship called Atlantis carrying a Liberian flag drifted as a result of sea disturbance and high waves while trying to enter the port of Tripoli," the navy's information office said in a statement on Saturday, reported sources.

The ship hit rocks and water leaked into the engines, the statement said.

All 14 crew members rescued are Indian nationals, it added.  

 


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