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Livestock Carrier Capsizes Near Yemen

Maritime Activity Reports, Inc.

April 27, 2025

Source: Facebook

Source: Facebook

A ship carrying around two thousand sheep capsized in the Gulf of Aden near Yemen on April 25.

Media reports indicate the vessel was overloaded, although reports vary on the number of sheep that were onboard. Local fishermen helped rescue the crew and the animals, but many sheep have reportedly drowned.

The vessel had departed from Somalia.




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