Iranian cargo ship the Behbahan has sunk in Iraq's territorial waters, Maritime Safety and Port Protection Organization director Nader Pasandeh confirmed Friday.
One crew member of the ship is said to have died in the incident, with two others missing, and four people rescued, the official said, as cited by Iran's Islamic Republic News Agency. The two missing persons include one Iranian and one Indian national.
According to Pasandeh, the 48-meter-long ship, loaded up with construction materials and ceramics, was headed for the Iraqi port city of Umm Qasr from the southwestern Iranian port of Khorramshahr. The ship, which had a displacement of 850 tonnes, is said to have sunk while traveling through the Khor Abdullah canal between Iraq and Kuwait.
















Comment: While it's clear something must be done, it would make more sense to actually hold those cops who are criminals to account - that's what the law is there for - and to rout out corruption within the police force.
RT collates some tweets about the issue: