Ship with Azeris on board sinks in Russian waters
MOSCOW – A Turkish-owned freight ship en route to Russia sank near the Russian Black Sea resort city of Sochi on Sunday morning due to a powerful storm, reports say.
The Besiktas vessel split into two parts, and its front plunged into the sea.
Two of the 12 crew members went missing, while the rest were rescued.
The ship, which was floating under the Tanzanian flag, had Russian, Turkish and Azerbaijani citizens on board.
Two Azerbaijani nationals, aged 39 and 42, are among those rescued, while those who disappeared are citizens of Georgia and Macedonia. Search for the crash victims is still underway.
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