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Boat carrying cargo sinks near Hulhule

A supply boat carrying cargo took in water and sank near Hulhumale on Thursday.

An eyewitness reported to “Sun” that the incident took place on late afternoon, and that the passengers on the boat had been transported to Male’ in a boat owned by Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC).

No injuries have been reported.

Authorities have been unavailable for comment regarding the incident, and the reason why the boat sank has not been identified.

Eyewitnesses reported that cargo the boat was carrying dropped into the ocean when the boat sank.

They also said the boat looked to have been heading for a resort.

“I think it was most likely headed to a resort. There were a lot of cases of eggs. So I thinks it’s a supply boat,” said an eyewitness.

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