General cargo ship taking on water in Gulf of Aden UPDATE sinking

Capt. John

Jun 8 1230 UTC UPDATE: The ship is reported abandoned, sinking. US Navy auxiliary ship USNS PATUXENT is sailing away from FALCON LINE in direction of Bosaso. FALCON LINE AIS, nevertheless, is still on, the ship as of 1200 UTC was adrift.

General cargo ship FALCON LINE is troubled in Gulf of Aden some 45 nm north of Socotra coast. The ship reported water ingress in the evening Jun 7, being en route from Persian Gulf ports to Bosaso Somalia. The ship turned back and as of 0430 UTC Jun 8, seemed to...

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