Ukrainian ship runs aground off coast of Turkey

  07 January 2015    Read: 972
Ukrainian ship runs aground off coast of Turkey
A ship flying the Ukrainian flag ran aground off the coast of Turkey near the city of Samsun, the Anadolu news agency reported Jan. 7.
The vessel, called Gulf Rio, was stranded after it was caught in a storm, and water began to fill it.

Currently, attempts are being made to refloat the ship and tow it to shore. A crew of 10 people was evacuated from the ship by a helicopter.

Among those evacuated there are Ukrainians, Azerbaijanis and Georgians.

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