Reuters: Lavant tanker sinks off Yemen coast due to water leakage

WORLD, July 04 (YPA) – An abandoned tanker ” Lavant”  that was drifting off Yemen’s coast in June has disappeared and is believed to have sunk, Reuters reported, citing three navy and security sources.

The sources claimed that the tanker reported an engine failure, and was leaking water.

Last week, the Russian shipping company Sovcomflot announced that, in response to a distress call, one of their vessels rescued a crew near the coast of southern Yemen on June 23, after they had evacuated the seafarers using a liferaft.

Sources in the Navy and maritime security said that on Wednesday, it was highly likely that the Lavant had sunk. It had been drifting for several days. The vessel’s fuel capacity was not known.

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