Fyr Posted August 28, 2004 Cargo ship sinks off India From correspondents in Ahmedabad August 29, 2004 TWENTY sailors were missing today after a cargo ship sank off India's west coast, coastguard officials said. A search was called off at nightfall after the Indian ship, carrying rice for Somalia, went down 20km off the western Indian port town of Jakhau. "We sent out a helicopter, five boats and one of our ships to rescue the crew members, but the sailors could not be traced by dusk," coastguard spokesman S B Venketesway said, adding that a fresh search would be launched tomorrow. It was not immediately known whether the rice was meant for the civilian population of drought-hit Somalia or Indian soldiers deployed there as UN peacekeepers. Can someone explaine this? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Waaq Posted August 28, 2004 Probably one of the dozens of Somali traders that get food staples from different parts of Asia to Somali and other African countries. It is shame because they probably lost a great deal of money as a result. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Som@li Posted August 28, 2004 "Indian soldiers deployed there as UN peacekeepers." i would say it just an incompetent reporter, Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fyr Posted August 29, 2004 Originally posted by Farxan: "Indian soldiers deployed there as UN peacekeepers." i would say it just an incompetent reporter, I Concur Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
