Ship sinks off Lebanon
December 18th, 2009 - 2:51 am ICT by IANS ( Leave a comment )Beirut, Dec 18 (DPA) A ship carrying 87 passengers sank in bad weather off the northern Lebanon port of Tripoli on Thursday, Lebanese security sources said.
The Lebanese army and members of the United Nations Interim Forces in Lebanon (UNIFIL) launched an operation to rescue those on board, the sources added.
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