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Aaron Bunch

Stranded ship with 16,500 sheep, cattle berths in WA

A loaded livestock ship has docked in Western Australia after abandoning a Middle East voyage. (Mark Brake/AAP PHOTOS)

A ship carrying thousands of sheep and cattle that has been at sea for almost a month has docked in Western Australia, where some of the animals are expected to be offloaded.

About 16,500 animals have been packed into the MV Bahijah since January 5, when it sailed for the Middle East from Fremantle before being ordered to abandon its voyage due to Houthis' rebel attacks in the Red Sea.

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