Steamship collision sinks scrap bound for Turkey in Azov Sea

Nov 25, 2009 | 11:21 AM |

One cargo of Russian ferrous scrap destined for a steel mill in Turkey won't make the voyage; it's now sitting on the bottom of the Azov Sea following a collision with another a ship.

According to the Itar-Tass news service, the steamship Beryl flying the Georgian flag was en route from Rostov-on-Don for Turkey carrying a scrap metal cargo. It cast anchor in the sea at a distance....





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