Shipping has suffered its share of reputational problems through the years, from pollution to allegations of price gouging. But of all the world’s ocean trades, livestock shipping is in a reputational class all its own. Decade after decade, vessel casualties and reports of animal cruelty keep piling up.
Yet another major accident occurred this month: On June 11, the livestock carrier Al Badri 1 sank after leaving its berth in Suakin, Sudan, on the Red Sea, with 15,800 sheep onboard. All crew...
Ships carrying live animals are at least twice as likely to suffer a “total loss” from sinking or grounding as standard cargo vessels, reports the Guardian.
The Disasters and the AnalysisIn the past year alone there have been two disasters involving animals in transit. Last November, at least 14,000 sheep drowned after the Queen Hind capsized en route to Saudi...
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A flock of 180 sheep rescued from an abandoned capsized ship have arrived safely at their new home in Romania, two months after the accident took place, reports Daily Mail.
They were to be slaughtered in Saudi Arabia but have been spared from being butchered, said Kuki Barbuceanu, president of the animal welfare organisation known as Arca.
“We didn’t save them to be eaten by somebody,” Mr Barbuceanu said on Friday, shortly after dropping them off at a farm in Peris, about 20 miles north of...
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Rescuers are scrambling to save thousands of sheep trapped after a large cargo ship overturned in the Black Sea off the coast of Romania, reports BBC.
Cargo ship capsizedThe Queen Hind capsized on Sunday after leaving the port of Midia, near the south-eastern city of Constanta.
It was carrying more than 14,000 sheep. All crew members were rescued.
An operation involving the military, police, firefighters, divers and the Romanian coastguard resumed on Monday morning after an overnight pause.
As many...
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