Explosion occurs on Turkish ship carrying Russian cargo

  12 May 2018    Read: 1690
Explosion occurs on Turkish ship carrying Russian cargo

An explosion has occurred on a Turkish ship carrying Russian cargo near the port of Salif in Yemen, Turkish media reported.

Reportedly, nobody has suffered as a result of the explosion, as the incident occurred in the cargo hold of the ship.

Moreover, it is possible that the tanker was subjected to a rocket fire. Other details of the incident are not reported.


The Turkish ship was carrying 50,000 tons of wheat from Russia, according to the report.

Currently, the Turkish authorities have not commented on the incident.


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