MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian naval reconnaissance ship sank Thursday after colliding with a freighter off Istanbul, but all crew members were rescued, the Defense Ministry said.
Turkey’s coastal safety authority said all 78 personnel from the Russian frigate Liman were safe, as were all crew aboard the freighter, the Togo-flagged Youzarsif H. The freighter was carrying livestock.
The Defense Ministry said a hole was punched in the starboard side of the Liman during the collision, which occurred around midday Thursday about 25 miles northwest of the Bosphorus Strait. The cause of the collision wasn’t immediately clear.
The Liman was part of the …read more
Source: The Mercury News
