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Off the coast of Crimea sank Panamanian cargo ship

Off the coast of Crimea sank Panamanian cargo ship
October 13, 2018 https://sivpost.com/off-the-coast-of-crimea-sank-panamanian-cargo-ship/2...

Near Sevastopol in the Black sea sank the ship, carrying scrap metal. The ship cruised under the flag of Panama.

About the incident informs TASS.

It is reported that the cargo ship under the flag of Panama sank on the morning of 13 October in 80 kilometers from the coast of the occupied Crimea.

From duty marine rescue center of Sevastopol received information that the ship under the flag of Panama is in distress in the Black sea 50 miles from the coast. His crew evacuated to a life raft. Has sent ships, including the tanker “Minerva”, which raised the crew on Board vessel emergency, – told the Rosmorrechflot.

It is known that at 9:20 Moscow time the Greek tanker took from the ship in distress, eight crew members – two Turkish citizens, six citizens of Azerbaijan. According to Rosmorrechflot, the ship completely sank.

“The ship sank. The depth at this location is 1900 meters. The threat of contamination there,” –said the Russian Ministry.

Informed near Lisbon found a sunken 400 years ago the ship with spices.