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TV: Azerbaijani citizens among crew members of dry cargo crashed in Black Sea

Azerbaijan, Baku, Feb. 13 / Trend I. Huseynov/(UPDATE:The information of the Ministry of Emergency Situations on the city of Sochi was added)-
There were Azerbaijani, Turkish and Georgian citizens among the crew members of the cargo ship which crashed in the Black Sea, Russia 24 TV channel reported.

The dry cargo Besiktas flying under Tanzania flag was moving from Turkey to Russia. During the storm the ship was broken into two pieces near Sochi at 6:00 Moscow time. The nose piece went under the water. The emergency service crews and ambulance arrived in the port of Sochi.

"We have evacuated ten members of the crew of cargo ship. However, two more crew members missed. Presumably, they died. The work is underway," the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations on the city of Sochi told Trend.

The Ministry of Emergency Situations did not inform about citizenship of the evacuated and missing people.

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