A small Iranian freighter boat. carrying rice. sank in the Persian Gulf on Monday. said a local official.
`The boat was carrying rice from Kuwait to Bandar Ganaveh when it sank near Norouz Oil Wells.` said Vaheed Salehi.
Salehi said. `There were six people on board who were rescued from the incident by fishers from Hendijan. Khuzestan Province. southwestern Iran.
The cause of the incident is not clear yet.