Hiiraan Online
Wednesday, September 02, 2009
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Barbara (HOL) - A cargo ship that carrying goods for Somaliland business owners caught fire at Berbera port where most of the cargo burned except few items people were able to save from the fire. Somaliland government has jailed the captain and the employees of the ship.According to some reports, the ship was carrying a cargo estimated between 1600 to 2000 tons of various goods including transport vehicles. Workers at the port feverishly tried to put out the fire but to no avail. The ship was later towed away to sea to prevent the fire from spreading to other ships and other parts of the port.
The leader of the opposition party Kulmiye Mr. Ahmed Mohamed Mohamud (aka Siilaanyo) has spoken about the incidence in a written statement where he expressed his sadness for the people of Somaliland who lost property in the incidence.
There is no statement from the government of Somaliland on the loss associated with fire and how it will affect the people of Somaliland.