16 crewmen, mostly Azerbaijanis, rescued from cargo ship that ran aground off Turkey

16 crew rescued from cargo ship that ran aground off Turkey
Dec 19, 2018 https://www.boston25news.com/news/16-crew-rescued-from-cargo-ship-that-r...

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Turkish coastal emergency teams have rescued 16 crew members from a cargo ship that ran aground off the Black Sea coast of Sile in a dramatic operation that lasted several hours.

The Comoros-flagged ship, Natalia, ran aground in rough seas early Wednesday en route to Istanbul from Russia.

Video footage of the rescue operation showed crew members being brought to safety one-by-one with the help of a winch system extended from the shore as high waves battered the ship. At least one crew member was seen holding a suitcase while being pulled to shore.

Divers and ambulances were on standby throughout the rescue operation.

Azerbaijanis - most of crew saved from stranded ship in Black Sea
20 December 2018 https://www.azernews.az/nation/142944.html

A cargo ship has recently stranded due to storm off the coast of Istanbul.

Most of the crew members rescued off the coast of Turkey’s Istanbul city in the Black Sea are Azerbaijani citizens, Trend reports referring to the Turkish media on Dec. 20.

The crew was rescued by the Turkish coast guard.

Reportedly, there were 16 people on board the Natalia cargo ship, which sailed under the flag of the Comoros. Twelve of them are Azerbaijani citizens, three of them are Turkish citizens and one Indian citizen.