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Marine Accidents
Cargo vessel crashes into Thilafushi reef
The incident was reported to the coast guard at around 10:48 pm Sunday
Shan Anees, Raajje.mv | 29 މެއި 2017 | ހޯމަ 08:24
The MNDF's coast guard assisting a ship that began to sink off of Funadhoo in Kaafu atoll earlier this year
An 80-foot cargo vessel has crashed into Thilafushi island’s reef, in Kaafu atoll.
The Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) said that the coast guard had assisted the vessel, and that it had collided into the reef at the west of Thilafushi.
The incident was reported to the coast guard at around 10:48 pm Sunday, and rescue officers, along with dive teams, were dispatched immediately, the MNDF said.
There were four passengers aboard the vessel; two Maldivians, and two foreign crewmen.
The cargo vessel was not loaded at the time.
