Cargo Ship Sinks in Black Sea, Four Dead

Ankara – Four sailors died after a dry cargo ship sank off Turkey’s Black Sea coast on Sunday, governor of Turkey’s Bartin province, Sinan Guner said.

“According to the latest data, six people were rescued and the bodies of four others were found. We are forced to halt the search and rescue operation due to bad weather conditions that led to the shipwreck,” Guner said as aired by NTV broadcaster.

According to the governor, all the rescued sailors were transferred to a hospital.

The dry cargo ship Arvin with 15 crew members sank off the coast of Turkey in the Inkumu region on Sunday morning.