A Russian naval reconnaissance ship sank in the Black Sea on Thursday after colliding with a freighter.
All 78 crew members of the Russian ship were rescued and there were no injuries on the freighter from Togo either, the Associated Press reported.
The ship, the frigate Liman, had a hole punctured in its hull and a Turkish rescue ship brought the Russian sailors aboard. The Russians were then transferred to a Russian cargo ship and are expected to continue on to the Russian navy’s Black Sea homeport in Crimea.
Russia annexed the Crimea Peninsula from Ukraine in 2014. Before the annexation, Russia had …read more
Source: The Washington Free Beacon
