Indian ship heading for Yemen sinks off Oman

An Indian cargo ship loaded with vehicles and food suppliesdestined for Yemen sank onSaturday off the coast of Omanbut without loss of life, media reports said.

Omani fishermen and police rescued all 11 crew on board, Oman's ONAstate news agency reported.

The vessel's cargo was loaded in the UAE emirate of Sharjah,but the ship sank in the Arabian Sea 15nautical miles off AS-Suwayh because of a ‘technical fault’, it said.

The Times of Oman said the ship was carrying 69 vehicles,food, tyres and engine oils and had been bound for the portof Mukalla in southeast Yemen.

UAE daily Gulf News said the ship sank because ofoverloading.