According to reports from Romania, the cargo ship named Volgo Balt 179 sank 70 nautical miles off the coast due to a storm this morning while sailing to Romania's port of Constanta in the Black Sea.
According to the informations, on the sinking ship 2 seafarers died and 10 people were rescued.
Romanian offshore services company GSP Offshore said that offshore supply ship GSP Falcon received an emergency call from cargo ship Volgo Balt 179 at 4:40 am. GSP said the rescue operation started in extremely bad weather conditions due to strong winds and high waves.
2 sailors lost their lives, 1 sailor is being searched!
The last message sent by "Volgo Balt 179" was that the crew abandoned the ship. It has been announced that 10 seafarers have been rescued so far and are safe in GSP Falcon. On the other hand, while 2 seafarers lost their lives, the search for 1 seafarer continues.
According to the informations, on the sinking ship 2 seafarers died and 10 people were rescued.
Romanian offshore services company GSP Offshore said that offshore supply ship GSP Falcon received an emergency call from cargo ship Volgo Balt 179 at 4:40 am. GSP said the rescue operation started in extremely bad weather conditions due to strong winds and high waves.
2 sailors lost their lives, 1 sailor is being searched!
The last message sent by "Volgo Balt 179" was that the crew abandoned the ship. It has been announced that 10 seafarers have been rescued so far and are safe in GSP Falcon. On the other hand, while 2 seafarers lost their lives, the search for 1 seafarer continues.