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News / Rubymar sinks, with cargo of fertiliser a threat to Red Sea ecosystem

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General-cargo ship Rubymar, abandoned in the Red Sea with its cargo of fertiliser, finally went under on Saturday after a fortnight of gradually sinking, becoming the Israel-Palestine conflict’s first vessel casualty.

The vessel was hit by a Yemeni anti-ship missile on 18 February, after it was ...

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