May 16, 2023
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A general cargo ship LS Star, capsized and sank along berth at Shahid Rajaee port, Bander Abbas, Iran on 19th March 2019, while performing Cargo Operations.
The cargo ship was carrying 153 containers and had a 14 members crew from India.
According to reports, the accident took place as a result of “poor coordination between the ship’s first officer and the crane operator”. All 153 containers submerged as the port workers tried to retrieve them.
All crew members were rescued.
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