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14:38 GMT
ISTANBUL, Jan 17 (KUNA) -- A cargo ship hoisting the Russian flag on Sunday sank off the Turkish shores of the Black Sea and the incident claimed two lives
Official Turkish news agency, Anadolu, reported that five crew members were rescued alive after the ship sank, adding that the vessel had boarded a total of 15 people.
Rough seas had hampered the rescue operation, it said. (end)
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