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Ports Authority: A cargo ship sank on Sunday off the coast of the Green Mountain in eastern Libya

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Tripoli, January 20, 2026 (LANA) – The Ports and Maritime Transport Authority of the Ministry of Transportation in the Government of National Unity announced that a cargo ship bound for the port of Sidon in Lebanon sank on Sunday off the coast of the Green Mountain region in eastern Libya.

This came in a letter addressed by the department to (the Naval Forces General Staff, the Coast Guard and Port Security Authority, the Search and Rescue Coordination Center, companies operating commercial, oil, and free zone ports, ship owners and operators, the General Directorate of Coastal Security at the Ministry of Interior, and the Chamber of Maritime Navigation).

According to the letter, a report was received last Sunday at 15:03 concerning maritime safety. It included information about the loss of control of the cargo ship "Mini Star" (MV Star), registered in Saint Kitts and Nevis (IMO number: IM N08215613). The ship was observed at 16:16 beginning to sink at a distance of approximately 20 nautical miles north of the Green Mountain region, at the geographical coordinates: latitude 3406°N, longitude 091947°E.

The letter clarified that the information indicated the sunken ship was bound for the port of Sidon in Lebanon and was carrying a cargo of machinery. Heavy and marble. All eleven crew members on board were rescued and taken to Malta by the M/V GOLDEN BELJIN, which was participating in the operation.

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