It is unclear what caused the ship to list so badly
A small number of sheep have been rescued from the capsized ship
Police, firefighters and the Romanian Navy were involved in the operation to save the sheep
It had arrived at the port of Midia on 23 November from the Libyan capital, Tripoli, Romanian media reported. Pictures show the upended vessel on its side a few hundred metres (yards) from the port, about 20km (12 miles) north of Constanța. The port is primarily used for the supply of crude oil for nearby industrial and petrochemical facilities. But it is also used by cargo ships carrying live animals from Romania, one of the European Union's biggest exporters of livestock. Animal rights campaigners and Romania's main livestock breeder and exporter association, Acebop, called for an urgent investigation into the overturning of Queen Hind. "Our association is shocked by the disaster," Acebop president Mary Pana told AFP news agency. "If we cannot protect livestock during long-distance transports, we should outright ban them." Another shipping incident involving a large cargo ship loaded with livestock happened in the Black Sea off Turkey's coast in 2017. In that case, the Togo-flagged vessel collided with a Russian naval spy ship, which sank as a result.DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
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