Turkish dry cargo ship with cargo from Russia sank

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On 20 November, it became known that a dry cargo ship with 11-12 crew members sank off the coast of Turkey during a storm.

The incident occurred in the Turkish province of Zonguldak. The ship was carrying cargo received from Russia to Aliaga.

After the emergency incident, no search was conducted due to bad weather. It was known that the dry cargo ship hit a breakwater and sank.

Last weekend, a hurricane was announced in Turkey, heavy rain was forecast, and dozens of flights were postponed due to bad weather.

After a certain time, the search still began and the Maritime Affairs Department of the Ministry of Transport of Turkey, reported that they found the body of one sailor. In addition, the dry cargo ship Pallada ran aground in the same Turkish province. Soon it broke in half, there were no dead or missing. 13 crew members were evacuated.