Russian navy ship damaged in collision off Turkish coast: Moscow

Russian navy ship damaged in collision off Turkish coast: Moscow

MOSCOW- A Russian navy ship collided with another vessel off the Turkish coast in the Black Sea Thursday, Russia's defence ministry said, adding that its crew was trying to keep it afloat.

The research ship Liman "sustained a hull breach due to a collision" with the ship Ashot-7, 40 kilometres (25 miles) northwest of the Bosphorus Strait, the ministry in a statement carried by Russian agencies said. (APP)