Russia: Emercom details incident of 'Hero of Arsenal' sinking
The dry-cargo vessel, named 'Hero of Arsenal' sank in the Black Sea, near the Kerch Strait, Wednesday. Emercom members spoke from Kerch, about the operation that was now underway.
Vladimir Ivanov, Assistant Chief of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Measures for Crimea (Russian): The ship, the Hero of Arsenal, the flag of Panama, followed the route of the port of Azov - Turkey with a cargo of grain. There were 12 crew members on the board. Immediately, the centre for managing crisis situations established the interdepartmental cooperation with the Marine Rescue Coordination Center. All vessels that were in the water area of the search in this square of the Black Sea were sent to help those in distress.
Vladimir Ivanov, Assistant Chief of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Measures for Crimea (Russian): EMERCOM Mi-8 helicopter was sent at 08:40 local time from Rostov. Helicopter Mi-8from the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation joined the search. In addition, the city of Tuapse sent rescuers of the YURPSO EMERCOM of Russia. It is squad of deep underwater divers with equipment, 2 units of equipment involved and deep water devices, called Falcons, will be used for the search and regional search, as well to identify clear coordinates.
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