MOSCOW: Media Reports on Tuesdaysaid that two ships carrying Indian, Turkish and Libyan crew members caught fire in the Kerch Strait separating Crimea from Russia, killing at least 11 persons.
The fire broke out on Monday off Russia's territorial waters. Both vessels were flying Tanzanian flags. One of them was a liquefied natural gas carrier and another one was a tanker. The fire broke out as the two ships were transferring from one to the other.
One of the ships, the Candy, had a 17-member crew, including nine Turkish citizens and eight Indian nationals and eight Indian nationals.
The other one, the Maestro, had 15-member crew including seven Turkish nationals, seven Indian citizens and an intern from Libya.
Some three dozen sailors managed to escape the burning ships by jumping off the vessels. Twelve persons have so far been rescued from the sea.
Nine sailors are still listed as missing