In Lebanon 4 people died and several are missing after a cargo ship capsized off Lebanon today.<br/><br/>According to Lebanon’s official news agency, Lebanese army said in a statement that about 40 people were missing. Of the 83 crew members on board, 38 were rescued and four bodies were retrieved. <br/><br/>The ship was transporting cattle from Uruguay to the Syrian port of Tartous when it overturned near the Lebanese port city of Tripoli. <br/><br/>The agency said that crew members were from Britain, Australia, Russia, Lebanon, Syria, Pakistan, the Philippines and Uruguay.<br/>
News On AIR | December 18, 2009 6:06 PM
Cargo ship capsizes off Lebanon, 4 die