Russian Navy reconnaissance ship sinks after collision in Black Sea
A Russian Navy reconnaissance ship has sunk after colliding with
another vessel near the Bosporus, the Russian Defense Ministry
reported.
The
hull of ‘the Liman,’ a 1,560-ton reconnaissance ship of the Russian
Black Sea Fleet, was breached below the waterline in the collision, the
Defense Ministry said.The Turkish coast guard said it rescued 78 people from the Russian ship, which was later confirmed by the Russian authorities.
“All crew members of the research ship of the Black Sea Fleet are alive and well and are currently preparing for evacuation from the Turkish rescue ship to a Russian ship,” the Defense Ministry said.
According to the Defense Ministry, ‘the Liman’ collided with another ship, ‘Ashot-7,’ about 40km northwest from the Bosporus Strait.
Media identified the other ship involved in the collision as the Togo-flagged livestock carrier ‘Youzarsif H.’
https://www.rt.com/news/386326-russian-navy-ship-crashes/
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