A coastal sailing vessel that had set sail for the Maldives with its cargo loaded in the old harbour sank off the island nation’s coast on Saturday evening. One of the eight members of the crew has since been missing, while the others could be rescued.
The vessel, MSV Esther Rajathi, was on its way to Male, Maldives’ capital, with the cargo reportedly caught in the poor weather when it was 60 nm off the island nation’s coast. With the gale lashing the area, the vessel with eight crew members...