Wednesday, February 01, 2012

Ship [flying Cambodia's flag of convenience] sinks in Black Sea 10 missing

Feb 1, 2012
RIA Novosti (Russia)

A cargo ship sailing under the flag of Cambodia has sunk in the Black Sea off the coast of Turkey.

The crew of the ship consisted of 10 Ukrainian citizens and one citizen of Georgia.

Nine people were reported missing and two sailors were rescued, however there are no reports as to their nationalities.


The vessel was carrying scrap metal, from Russia to the Turkish port of Aliaga and preliminary reports say a storm was most likely the cause of the sinking.

Rescue operations continue and a search for more survivors has not been called off.

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