Turkey: Panama-flagged ship sinks off Black Sea coast

By Muhammed Boztepe

ANKARA (AA) - A Panama-flagged ship sank off the coast of Samsun province in Turkey’s Black Sea on Monday, officials said.

According to an Interior Ministry statement, four crew were rescued when the Turkish coast guard started a search and rescue activity after receiving a danger signal on the sinking of a ship off 77 nautical miles of northern Samsun province.

The search and rescue activity is ongoing, the statement added.

This is a developing story.