A ferry with a number of 25 passengers and crew members aboard has gone down off the port city of Genaveh in the Iranian southern province of Bushehr.

“The vessel went down Friday afternoon after being hit by massive waves,” the Genaveh governor, Teymour Yazdanshenas, said.

The ferry was en route from Khark Island to Genaveh port city.

Yazdanshenas added one life was lost and three others went missing in the incident. The remaining 21 people were recovered by boats fishing at the site.

A search team has also been formed to recover the missing passengers. Meanwhile, those who had sustained wounds in the event were transferred to a hospital in Genaveh to receive medical treatment.

MP/DT