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Wonder if "tourist ship" could be the same as "cruise ship?"
TROP????
No mention of what caused the sinking? Heavy weather? Rocks? Explosion? Bomb? Bush? Loose lips?
Today: March 30, 2006 at 12:55:36 PST
'Ship Accident' Reported Off Bahrain Coast
ASSOCIATED PRESS
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - American divers and helicopters were headed Thursday to a "ship accident" in the Persian Gulf off Bahrain, the U.S. Navy said.
Cmdr. Jeff Breslau of the U.S. 5th fleet in Bahrain said he had no other details. But regional television stations reported scores of ambulances and police vehicles rushing to Bahrain's Muharraq port.
They did not identify the ship, but said there were casualties.
Al-Arabiya corespondent in Bahrain said the stricken vessel was likely to be a local ferry sailing around nearby Bahraini Gulf
Target pracitce for Iran's sub fleet?
Well, Iran made it clear they were going to do military exercises in the area soon. Guess some units got a head start on others.
At least 40 dead as Bahrain tourist ship sinks
5 minutes ago
MANAMA (Reuters) - A tourist ship carrying around 150 people sank off the coast of Bahrain late Thursday and at least 40 bodies were brought ashore, witnesses said.
Officials said around 60 people had been rescued from the sunken ship, which had taken tourists out for a short tour of the Gulf.
How far away is this one from the last "Tourist Ship" that capsized in the same area?
Didn't Iran just recently talk of war manuvers on the sea?
Just FYI, can't help but wonder if this is related:
Xinhua: Iran To Launch Massive Military Maneuver in Gulf "Iran To Launch Massive Military Maneuver in Gulf" --
Xinhua headline
Xinhua
Thursday, March 30, 2006
Tehran, March 29 (Xinhua) -- Iran is to launch a massive military maneuver in the Gulf as of Friday, the official IRNA news agency reported on Wednesday.
Admiral Morteza Saffari, Naval Force Commander of Iran's elite militia - the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), was quoted as saying that the naval and ground forces of the IRGC, the Armed Forces and the Disciplinary Forces (police) would participate in the war game.
The maneuver will last till April 6 near the northern coasts of the Gulf, and over 17,000 soldiers and 1,500 naval vessels of various types and sizes will join the operation, Saffari announced.
"The entire armed forces are fully ready to defend the territorial integrity of the motherland, which will be displayed during the war game," Saffari added.
Iran's announcement of staging the large-scale military maneuver came as members, especially the five permanent members, of the UN Security Council were discussing future measures over the country's disputed nuclear issue.
The United States, Britain and France are pushing for tough measures at the Security Council against Iran, but the move was opposed by Russia and China, which are afraid that harsh means would run counterproductive. Accusing Iran of secretly developing nuclear weapons, the U.S. and Israel have threatened to launch preemptive attacks on Iran's nuclear facilities.
In response, Tehran says that it will counterattack any invasions and is capable of defending the Islamic Republic.
(Description of Source: Beijing Xinhua in English -- China's official news service for English-language audiences (New China News Agency))
yup- another accident - move along, nothing to see here - trust us the Arabs are in control...