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Dubai Creek: Sunken barge recovered

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Dubai Police said that rescue teams have recovered a twelve-metre wooden barge from Dubai Creek after it sank on May 2.

The vessel, which had been overloaded with over 60 tonnes of electrical equipment, began to take on large quantities of water shortly after leaving Port Rashid, according to the vessel's crew.

The six-man crew was evacuated to safety however authorities were unable to prevent the vessel from sinking. Divers used an inflatable balloon to raise the vessel, which was finally taken from the water by a crane.