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Dubai: The Roads and Transport Authority on Friday closed down the Floating Bridge to tow a ship that was stuck off Palm Deira.
Hussain Al Banna, Acting Director of the Licensing Department at RTA, said the floating bridge was closed from 1pm on Friday for 45 minutes to carry out an emergency towing operation of a ship.
The ship had left Dubai Creek and ran aground off the shore of Palm Deira. Water had also leaked into the ship. A Dubai Civil Defence spokesperson told Gulf News, after receiving the report, civil defence's firefighting and sea rescue teams were able to arrive to the scene and empty the ship of water. The team then towed the ship to Al Jaddaf.
The spokesperson said none of the sailors were injured, except for some damage to the ship.
Al Banna said the RTA had received a report from Dubai Police on the need to close the floating bride for an emergency.
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