UP

Turkish cargo ship sinks off Libya - 7 missing

Home page World
12 Punto 14 Punto 16 Punto 18 Punto

Turkish cargo ship sunk off the coast of Libya on Thursday, leaving seven crew members missing, the Libyan navy said.

Axar.az reports that, six other members of the Turkish crew were rescued after the ship requested assistance several kilometres from the port of Misrata, navy spokesman General Ayoub Qassem said.

The ship, Tınaztepe S, was carrying marble powder when it sunk off due to weather conditions, sources said.

Libya is the third biggest importer of Turkish goods in Africa following Egypt and Algeria.

Date
2017.03.16 / 20:14
Author
Axar.az
See also

Armenian Interior Minister meets U.S. delegation

Pakistani Taliban ambush kills 12 soldiers

4.1-magnitude quake hits off Mediterranean coast

Houthis launch hypersonic missiles at Tel Aviv

Erdogan's senior adviser Hamdi Kılıch dies

Trump meets Qatari Prime Minister

China slams US, UK warships in Taiwan Strait

7.5-magnitude quake hits Kamchatka

Trump: Losing patience with Putin

EU extends Russia sanctions for six months

Latest
Xocalı soyqırımı — 1992-ci il Bağla
Bize yazin Bağla
ArxivBağla