14 crewmembers of gas carriers which caught fire in the Kerch Strait are confirmed dead including 11 bodies recovered and three more sailors that have drowned. According to information provided to IAA PortNews by the rescuers, the search for five missing people was underway at the moment of publication.
12 people have been rescued.
The crews of the two ships numbered 31 people at the moment of the disaster.
According to the information available, one of the ships, the Maestro is an LPG tanker. The other one is known as Kendy.
According to earlier reports, the crews of the ships were India and Turkey nationals, both captains have been rescued.