At least 4 migrants die as boat capsizes in Black Sea

At least 4 migrants die as boat capsizes in Black Sea

Turkish Coast Guard rescues 38 others following incident early Friday morning

By Sengul Oymak

KOCAELI, Turkey (AA) - At least four people died after a fishing vessel carrying illegal migrants sank in the Black Sea off Turkey’s northwestern province of Kocaeli on Friday, Turkish Coast Guard said.

Search-and-rescue teams have managed to rescue 38 migrants so far after the boat sank at 5.03 a.m. local time (0203GMT) around 64 nautical miles north of the village of Kefken, a written statement said.

Search efforts are ongoing to find the missing 15 to 20 migrants, it added.

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