Sochi's rescue teams continue the search operations. Two sailors from Besiktas dry cargo missed.
The dry cargo Besiktas flying under Tanzania flag was moving from Turkey to Russia. During the storm the ship was broken into two pieces near Sochi at 6:00 Moscow time. The nose piece went under the water.
The Turkish cargo ship failed to reach its destination. Just a few miles left. It was carrying basalt for Olympic construction. A storm measuring 5 was ranging on the east coast of the Black Sea. It flooded even high Sochi wharf. After a powerful blow of a wave, Besiktas cargo ship with the Turkish crew on board was broken into two parts. Its parts were onshore.
The sailors saved themselves in the inner rooms of the ship. There were 12 crew members, including 3 Georgian citizens, 6 Turkish citizens, 2 Azerbaijani citizens and 1 Montenegrin citizen. Two Azerbaijani citizens 40-year old Sadigov Sayyad and 42-year old Hasanov Sahib were among the rescued crew members. The state of seamen's health is normal.
Two crew members including Georgian second mate and Montenegrin electrician missed. Ten rescued sailors were placed at the hotel.