STORY: Egypt's Suez Canal rescue teams prevent sinking of cargo ship
SHOOTING TIME: April 23, 2024
DATELINE: April 24, 2024
LENGTH: 00:01:27
LOCATION: Cairo
CATEGORY: OTHERS

SHOTLIST:
1. various of the Suez Canal rescue teams preventing a cargo ship from sinking (courtesy of SCA)
2. various of photos of the Suez Canal rescue teams preventing a cargo ship from sinking (courtesy of SCA)
3. various of ships passing through the Suez Canal

STORYLINE:

The Suez Canal rescue teams prevented a cargo ship from sinking before passing through the waterway, the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) said on Tuesday.
   
Twelve crew members on the rescued Tanzanian-flagged LABATROS cargo ship were safe, the SCA said in a statement.
   
An inspection of the vessel's technical conditions is underway to find out what caused the sinking and to contain any possible marine pollution, the statement added.
   
The 3,000-tonne ship was coming from Lebanon and heading to Al-Adabiya Port on the western coast of the Suez Gulf.
   
The Suez Canal, carrying 12 percent of global trade, is a crucial source of foreign currency for Egypt.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Cairo.
(XHTV)