Ship sinks off Yemen with up to 300 African migrants aboard

Ship sinks off Yemen with up to 300 African migrants aboard Sana'a, Yemen - A ship loaded with around 300 Somali and Ethiopian migrants capsized in the Gulf of Aden Saturday, with a few passengers managing to swim to shore, Yemen's Interior Ministry reported.

The ministry said in a statement that coast guard authorities rushed rescue teams to search for survivors. "The fate of most of the passengers remains unknown," it said. dpa

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