Ship Badr 1 sank in Red Sea port of Suakin early on Sunday, prompting environmental concerns
A ship crammed with thousands of sheep sank on Sunday in Sudan’s Red Sea port of Suakin, drowning most animals onboard but with all crew surviving, officials said.
Another official, who said all crew were rescued, raised concerns over the economic and environmental impact of the accident. “The sunken ship will affect the port’s operation,” the official said. “It will also likely have an environmental impact due to the death of the large number of animals carried by the ship”.Omar al-Khalifa, the head of the national exporters’ association, said the ship took several hours to sink at the pier – a window that suggested it “could have been rescued”.
He said livestock owners recovered only around 700 sheep “but they were found very ill and we don’t expect them to live long”. He also confirmed that the sheep were loaded onto the vessel at Suakin port.The port is already subject to investigation to determine the cause of a massive fire last month that broke out in the cargo area, lasting hours and causing heavy damage.
There have been moves to redevelop Suakin port, but a 2017 deal with Turkey to restore historic buildings and expand the docks was suspended after the ousting of longtime president Omar al-Bashir.
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