Ship carrying thousands of sheep sinks off Sudan’s coast
By Reuters
15 June 2022 |
4:47 am
A ship carrying nearly 16,000 sheep sunk off Sudan's Red Sea coast on Sunday before it was heading to Saudi Arabia, port officials said.
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