Iranian cargo ship sinks off Iraqi coast

The Iranian authorities announced on Sunday cargo ship sank off Umm Qasr Port in southern Iraq, according to Iranian media outlets.

“Fars” news agency quoted Nourollah Asadi, the director-general of Iran’s Bushehr Province’ Ports and Maritime Department , saying ,”The ship, which was carrying ceramic and constructional materials to Iraq’s Umm Qasr Port and had left (Iran’s southwestern port city of) Khorramshahr on Tuesday, sank in the Khor Abdullah maritime canal.

He explained that the main cause of the accident would be determined and announced by the Iranian Ports and Maritime Organization after investigation.