A ship carrying 14 thousand sheep capsized in the Black Sea

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A large cargo ship carrying more than 14 thousand sheep capsized off the coast of Romania. All crew members, consisting of 22 Serbian citizens, were rescued. Sheep were less lucky — most of them died.

A ship carrying 14 thousand sheep capsized in the Black Sea

A large cargo ship Queen Hind, sailing under the flag of the island state of Palau in In the Pacific Ocean, it capsized on Sunday morning after leaving the Romanian port of Mussel near Constanta on the Black Sea coast. The ship was heading to the port city of Jeddah in Saudi Arabia.

A ship carrying 14 thousand sheep capsized in the Black Sea
Police, firefighters and the Romanian Navy took part in the operation to rescue the sheep

A ship carrying 14 thousand sheep capsized in the Black Sea
Some of the sheep were saved

Keywords: Shipwreck | Sheep | Romania | Black sea

     

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