Tuesday, February 11, 2014
Cargo ship sank Saturday, crew rescued
A cargo ship sank Saturday afternoon in the Black Sea near a Bulgarian village, close to the border with Romania.
The cargo ship Elland sent out a distress signal around 6.00 a.m. local time, and soon a nearby Turkish vessel rescued all the 11 sailors on board, Xinhua reported.
The ship, loaded with lumber and travelling from Romania to Turkey, sunk around 4.30 p.m., the Bulgarian ministry said, saying the crew includes five Georgians, five Turks and a citizen of India, they said.
The cause of the accident is being investigated.
For more of the India T.V. News story: indiatvnews.com
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