Sudan's livestock transportation ship sinks to 15,000 sheep drowning

Overseas Network, June 13th. According to the British Guardian reported on the 13th, on the 12th local time, a livestock transport ship sank near the port of Sudan Sawin in the Red Sea. Sudan port officials said that over 15,000 sheep drowned on board, but fortunately all the crew survived.

The crashed livestock transport ship was responsible for transporting livestock from Sudan to Saudi Arabia. It sank early in the morning last Sunday (12th), and there were 1,5800 sheep on the ship. A large number of livestock drowning affects the operation of the port, and it has also been destroyed by the environment, causing concerns about local officials. The total value of drowning livestock is US $ 3.7 million (about RMB 24.92 million). The person in charge of the Sudan National Exporter Association said that the ship sank after a few hours, and it should have been rescued and called on the relevant departments to investigate the shipwreck incident.

Only about 700 of tens of thousands of sheep were saved, most of them were dying. The port of Savin was investigated recently due to the fire in the fire of the ship in last month (May). At that time, the fire lasted for several hours, causing major economic losses. The port of Sawin has a long history, but with the construction of the Sudan Port 60 kilometers, the port gradually given the Sudan's main foreign trade hub.

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