RSOE EDIS: Yemen - Vehicle Accident - 2010.02.22

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2010-02-22 14:14:15 - Vehicle Accident - Yemen EDIS CODE: VI-20100222-25029-YEM Date & Time: 2010-02-22 14:14:15 [UTC] Area: Yemen, Red Sea, Bab al-Mandab, Number of death person(s): 17 Damage level: Heavy (Level 3) Not confirmed information! Description: At least 17 Yemeni fishermen were killed when three fishing boats sank in the Red Sea during a storm, state media and a government source said on Monday. A government source said the men drowned near the Bab al-Mandab straits between Yemen on the Arabian Peninsula and the Horn of Africa state of Djibouti. The source said the accident took place several days ago. The Red Sea waters off Yemen's coast have often proved hazardous to fishermen. Two Yemeni fishermen were killed in May by a missile fired by an anti-piracy patrol, the same month two more were killed by a mine upon landing on a Yemeni island. Posted:2010-02-22 14:14:15 [UTC] 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