Ship full of fuel broken in two by waves off Russia's Black Sea coast

SOCHI. December 20. KAZINFORM. A powerful storm broke in two a Moldova-flagged cargo vessel off the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi in the early hours of Sunday, a local emergencies service's spokesman said; Kazinform refers to RIA Novosti.
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The Aras-1 ship, with 37 tonnes of diesel fuel inside, was thrown by waves onto a beach, Yuri Fomin said.

All 13 crew members were rescued, he said.

There has so far been no information on a possible oil spill; Kazinform cites RIA Novosti.

 

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