SAMSUN - Two helicopters of Turkish Air Forces rescued 9 of 11 crew members of north Korean flagged cargo ship, Adnan 1, which capsized off Boztepe Cape of northern city of Sinop in Black Sea.
Search and rescue efforts continue to find the other 2 crew members, said sources.
Coastal Security Command stated on Tuesday that Adnan 1 capsized 31 miles (57 km) off Sinop at noon today, but coastal security could not reach the vessel due to bad weather, adding that two helicopters of Air Forces rescued 9 crew members, and efforts continue to find the other 2 missing crew members.
When Adnan 1, which was carrying steel and lumber from a Russian port to Syria, capsized, and 11 crew members abandoned the ship aboard a raft.
The crew comprised eight Syrians who are Ahmad Mohammad Ammar, Fares Adrah, Anaass Naser, Mahmoud Ahmad Shehadeh, Amer Abdullah Zen, Ali Mohammad Malok, Knulid Khodur Zen, Ahmad Abdullatif Suleinan, and three Egyptians who are Hani Al Sharwaki, Ahmad Emam, Saleh Saleh.