At least 8 of 12 sailors from the Vasily, a Mongolian-flagged ship that sank near Kerch early on Monday, have been rescued. One sailor has been found dead, with at least two others are missing, wire agencies reported on Oct. 11.
The dead sailor was a citizen of Russia, the press service of the main department of the Ukrainian Emergencies Ministry in Crimea reported.
The Associated Press reported that Russians and one Ukrainian had been rescued, with two Russians and one Ukrainian still missing.
The rescued sailors have been rescued were found in life rafts.
Rescuers deployed boats and a helicopter to search for the missing sailors.
The ship was transporting metal from the southern Ukrainian port of Odessa to Georgia when it sent out a distress signal in the early hours of Monday. The ministry did not specify what caused the ship to sink.
The ship was transporting 3,000 tonnes of scrap metal from the southern Ukrainian port of Odessa to Georgia when it sent out a distress signal in the early hours of Monday. The ministry did not specify what caused the ship to sink. The coordination center of the Ukrainian Emergencies Ministry’s main office in Crimea received a report about the sinking of the vessel at 05:25 on Oct. 11.
According to initial reports, an SOS signal was sent at 04:38.
Shortly after receiving the SOS signal, two Russians vessels and one Ukrainian were sent to rescue the crew.
