Deadly attack sinks Turkish fishing boat in Black Sea

The Turkish fishing boat sank Friday in the Black Sea west of the Russian occupied Crimean Peninsula. (Turkiye Coast Guard Command/File)

• One killed and four wounded as boat sinks west of the Russian occupied Crimean Peninsula

ISTANBUL: A Turkish fishing boat came under attack and sank Friday in the Black Sea west of the Russian occupied Crimean Peninsula, leaving one person dead and four wounded, authorities said.
The coast guard command said in a statement the attack targeted the Turkish-flagged DURU 67 fishing vessel off the coast of Sevastopol and that it had sank.
The authorities did not provide details on the circumstances of the assault or identify those responsible.
Another fishing boat, located in the vicinity, evacuated five injured fishermen from the sinking vessel and headed toward Inebolu district in Turkiye’s northern Black Sea region, the coast guard said.
“Unfortunately, one of the injured fishermen, who was in critical condition, passed away during the evacuation,” it added.
In late May, Turkiye warned against “uncontrolled escalation” in the Black Sea region after a drone attack hit a Turkish cargo ship.
The Ukrainian navy said that a Russian drone had attacked the vessel.