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Russian Volgo Don-203 Ship Crew Evacuated Safely
Russian Volgo Don-203 Ship Crew Evacuated Safely
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All 14 crewmembers from the Russian general cargo ship Volgo Don-203, which ran aground on Friday off Istanbul's Kartal district in the Sea of Marmara, have... 02.12.2016, Sputnik International
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Russian Volgo Don-203 Ship Crew Evacuated Safely
21:47 GMT 02.12.2016 (Updated: 22:12 GMT 02.12.2016) All 14 crewmembers from the Russian general cargo ship Volgo Don-203, which ran aground on Friday off Istanbul's Kartal district in the Sea of Marmara, have been evacuated, Russian media report.
2 December 2016, 20:17 GMT
ANKARA (Sputnik) – The rescue operation was shown live on NTV – the ship was only about 50 feet from the shore so ropes were used to get the crew off the ship. According to the Russian television channel, nobody was hurt.
Late on Friday, a spokesperson for the Russian consulate general in Istanbul said that there were no threats to the crew, although weather conditions had become worse.
