Supply ship sinks off Qatar

01 July 2009

A Dubai-based supply ship capsized off the Qatari coast yesterday, reported The Peninsula. One person was killed and 29 people are still reported missing. Five people, including the captain, were rescued after the vessel sank near the Doha Channel, about 10 nautical miles off the coast. No cause has yet been determined. The vessel Demas Victory belonged to UAE-based Mid Gulf Offshore Ship Chartering.

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