A cargo vessel with a 12-person crew sank in the Kerch strait, search was continuing for the missing crew members.
A cargo vessel with a 12-person crew sank in the Kerch strait between the Black and Azov seas on Monday, a Ukrainian emergencies ministry official said. Eight people had been rescued so far, he said.
The Vasiliy, operating under a Mongolian flag, was loaded with scrap metal.
The crew comprised 10 Russians and two Ukrainians. The search was continuing for the missing crew members.
