A Russian intelligence ship has been evacuated after crashing into another vessel off the coast of Turkey.
Russia’s defense ministry said its naval reconnaissance ship is in danger of sinking in the Black Sea after colliding with another vessel which was carrying livestock.
The ministry says the Liman has a hole as a result of the collision that occurred Thursday about 40 kilometers (25 miles) northwest of the Bosphorus Strait near Turkey’s Black Sea Coast.
The ministry statement, carried by Russian news agencies, says none of the crew members is hurt and they are trying to save the ship.
It is understood 78 soldiers had to be rescued after the crash which pierced the Russian ship underneath the sea’s surface, causing it to flood with water.
A Turkish coastguard official said the second vessel was a ‘Togo-flagged ship’, but did not elaborate.
Source: Russian intelligence ship is evacuated after crashing | Daily Mail Online
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