Egypt’s naval forces rescued a sinking cargo ship off the coast of Alexandria, Al-Ahram Arabic news website reported.

The ship, named the Alex, which was sailing under the flag of Bolivia and coming from Lebanon, had sprung a leak four miles away from Alexandria’s Mediterranean shores on its way to the main harbour.

The ship was not carrying goods at the time of the incident, Al-Ahram reported.

It was brought back to an Alexandria quay for repairs.