Dry cargo ship “Volgo-Balt-214” sank after hitting a wave – the foreign Ministry of Ukraine
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The ship broke down and broke in half
07.01.19 656700
Wreck of cargo ship “Volgo-Balt-214” off the coast of Turkey, in which six people were killed, occurred due to shock waves.
About this channel “112 Ukraine” said the head of the Department of consular service of the MFA of Ukraine Vasily Kirilich.
“As a result of shock waves the ship did not survive, broke and began to sink. The team gave the coast guard a signal of salvation,” he said.
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We note, initially, there were reports that among them were Ukrainians, Azeris and two Russians. Subsequently, however, the Russian Embassy in Ankara has denied the information about the presence on Board Russians. The Embassy added that among the crew there were 11 citizens of Ukraine and two in Azerbaijan.
We will remind, today in the Black sea was wrecked ship “Volgo-Balt-214”, marching under the flag of Panama. He came from the Russian port of Azov and was headed in the Turkish Samsun. The ship broke in half. Ukraine’s Ambassador to Turkey Andrey Sibiga said that the crash of the ship, six people were killed, among them four Ukrainians.