RSOE EDIS - Situation Update No. 1 : Libya - Vehicle Accident

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Situation Update No. 1 Posted:2009-12-17, 19:28:05 [UTC] Ref.no.: VI-20091217-24201-LBY Situation Update No. 1 On 2009-12-17 at 20:05:31 [UTC] Event: Vehicle Accident Location: Libya Mediterranean Sea About 11 nautical miles off the port of Tripoli Number of Evacuated: 83 person(s) Situation: A senior Lebanese army officer says a ship carrying 83 crew members has sunk off the Lebanese coast in stormy weather. The officer says the Panama-flagged ship sent a distress call Thursday afternoon and a Lebanese navy ship was dispatched, but by the time rescuers arrived the ship had sunk 11 miles (17 kilometers) off the coast. He says two crew members have been rescued. A civilian vessel and a ship from a U.N. peacekeeping force in Lebanon were also called to help. The officer spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to media. He said the army believes the ship was heading to or coming from the Syrian port of Tartous. He said Britain was asked to send two helicopters from Cyprus. Please DO NOT reply to this message: replies may be treated as errors and result in your subscription being deleted. If you have trouble or other queries, send email to havaria@rsoe.hu RSOE EDIS is operated by the National Association of Radio-Distress Signalling and Infocommunications (RSOE), Budapest, Hungary. Because of the complexity of this system and its dependence on other systems, we cannot be responsible for delays or failures in forwarding or transmission. You're receiving this AlertMail because you subscribed for the service. To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. Contact: havaria@rsoe.hu