Moscow – Twenty people were feared dead on Tuesday after a fire engulfed two cargo ships near the Crimean Peninsula.
The death toll stood at 10, with another 10 missing, as rescue workers suspended their search until Wednesday, the Russian news agency Interfax reported.
Twelve people survived the incident, the agency reported.
The blaze on the two ships, unleashed by an explosion, occurred on Monday off the southern coast of Crimea, at the entrance to the Kerch Strait, which connects the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.
Sailors from India and Turkey were aboard the two ships. Some saved themselves by diving into …read more
Source: Independent Online
