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Naval accident
STO landing craft runs aground a reef
Vessel ran aground near Huvafenfushi
Rushdha Rasheed, Raajje.mv | 29 މެއި 2017 | ހޯމަ 10:57
STO main building: the vessel that ran aground belongs to STO
A landing craft of State Trading Organization (STO) has run aground in the early hours of Monday morning.
Maldives National Defense Force (MNDF) media official Ibrahim Azim said the landing craft ran aground a reef at around 2am on Monday. The vessel is named “Kandihaa”.
Raajje.mv understands that the vessel had 2000 bags of basic staple foods for Eydhafushi, Kulhudhuffushi and Hoarafushi islands.
No statement had been released by STO.
Azim added that MNDF had begun to salvage the vessel.
