Three Turkish cargo ship crew injured in drone attack near Russia’s Novorossiysk port
Three crew members of a Turkish cargo ship were seriously injured in a drone attack near Russia’s Novorossiysk port, Turkish maritime authorities said.
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AITurkey’s Directorate General of Maritime Affairs reported late Monday that three crew members of a cargo ship sustained serious injuries after the vessel was attacked by drones near Russia’s Novorossiysk port on the Black Sea.
According to the statement, the ship, Nadezhda, was sailing from Novorossiysk to the northern Turkish port of Samsun when the attack occurred, about 20 nautical miles from Novorossiysk.
The authority added that all 22 crew members were evacuated to Russia, including the three who were seriously wounded.
The statement also noted that a fire continues to burn at the front of the cargo ship.