Two people were killed when a Russian merchant ship sank off the coast of Turkey with 15 people on board. Rescue sources said the death toll could rise.
The governor of the Turkish province of Barton, Sunan Gunnar, has said that a Russian cargo ship sank off the coast of Turkey, killing at least two crew members. The cargo ship was carrying 15 people, all of whom Were Russian citizens. Initially, however, rescue workers rescued five people and found the bodies of two people who had died at sea. Efforts are being made to rescue the rest, according to the governor.
According to the Russian embassy, the ship sank near Inkmo in Barton province. The cause of the accident is being investigated. The weather is bad and more rescue teams are being dispatched
