但是大多数学者认为该船驶向中东，很有可能为伊朗的港口城市巴斯拉。
在巴士拉，红十字会人员正积极向学生教导有关地雷和未燃军火的知识。
伊拉克总理马利基所属的联盟在巴格达赢得38%的选票，在巴士拉的得票率为37%，在其他省份也获得相当大的支持率。
1·We regret our inability to comply with your request for shipping the goods in early Jan., because the direct steamer sailing for Basrah calls on our port only around the 20th every month.
我们遗憾不能按您的要求于一月初装运此货，因为到贵方巴士拉港的直接船每月在20号左右抵达我港。
2·We regret our inability to comply with your request for shipping the goods in early March, because the direct steamer sailing for Basrah calls on our port only around the 20th every month.
我们遗憾不能按您的要求于三月初装运此货，因为到贵方巴士拉港的直接船每月在20号左右抵达我港。