Turkish coast guard searching for sailor missing during fire on vessel

Turkish coast guard searching for sailor missing during fire on vessel The Turkish Coast Guard is searching for a sailor from the Marshall Islands-flagged bulk carrier Azov Confidence who jumped into the sea during a fire on the ship off the Turkish coast.
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November 4, 2022 17:04
Turkish coast guard searching for sailor missing during fire on vessel

The Turkish Coast Guard is searching for a sailor from the Marshall Islands-flagged bulk carrier Azov Confidence who jumped into the sea during a fire on the ship off the Turkish coast.

Report informs, citing Cumhuriyet TV Channel, that the incident took place around 10:00 p.m. on November 3, four miles from the Black Sea port of Samsun. When extinguishing a fire on board the ship, the dry-cargo ship mechanic, 43-year-old citizen of Ukraine Mykhaylo Muravyov, caught fire in his clothes, and jumped into the sea.

Coast guard boats and a helicopter were dispatched to search.

The dry cargo ship carrying metal from Russia is currently moored in the port of Samsun.

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