Damaged Russian cargo ship drifts across Black Sea, runs aground in Turkey – video
An abandoned, heavily damaged Russian cargo ship has run aground on a Turkish beach after drifting unmanned across the Black Sea, Turkey's DHA news agency reported on August 30.
An abandoned Russian cargo ship, the Omskiy-107, has run aground on Alacalı Beach near Istanbul after drifting across the Black Sea. The 108-meter vessel, which was damaged in a strike in the Russian port of Novorossiysk, forced its crew to evacuate in lifeboats. Ukraine’s General Staff confirmed that successful strikes were carried out on multiple Russian naval vessels and ships, causing significant damage to grain, fuel, and oil export terminals.
The attack has been described as an unprecedented operation utilizing 15 different types of weapons.
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