Turkish cargo vessel with 12-member crew sinks off Black Sea coast

STORY: Turkish cargo vessel with 12-member crew sinks off Black Sea coast SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 19, 20, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 20, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:49 LOCATION: ZONGULDAK, Türkiye CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the cargo ship going aground in the northwestern city of Eregli, Türkiye's Black Sea coast (shooting time: Nov. 19, 2023) 2. SOUNDBITE (Turkish): ALI YERLIKAYA, Turkish Interior Minister (courtesy of ihlas news agency) (shooting time: Nov. 20, 2023) STORYLINE: A Turkish cargo ship and its 12-member crew sank off Türkiye's Black Sea coast during a storm on Sunday, the country's Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said Monday. The authorities have been unable to make contact with the crew, the minister told reporters in the northwestern city of Eregli. The "Kafkametler" vessel, which was transporting ferrosilicon from the Russian port of Temryuk to Aliaga in Türkiye, sank after hitting the breakwater in Eregli, he said. The region was hit by powerful storms on Sunday and the bad weather prevente

Russia confirms 2 die, 1 injured in emergency on Crimean bridge

STORY: Russia confirms 2 die, 1 injured in emergency on Crimean bridge DATELINE: July 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:35 LOCATION: VLADIVOSTOK, Russia CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Crimean bridge (Source: TASS) 2. footage of the damaged Crimean bridge (Source: Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation) 3. various of the Crimean bridge (Source: TASS) STORYLINE: A Russian couple died in an emergency on the Crimean bridge, and their daughter was injured with moderate severity, Belgorod Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov confirmed on Monday. The governor of Krasnodar, Veniamin Kondratyev, said that an operational headquarters was set up in the Temryuk district of the Krasnodar Territory to coordinate the actions of all services and to assist the people who were stuck in traffic jams near the bridge. Earlier on Monday, Sergey Aksenov, the head of Crimea, said that traffic on the Crimean bridge was halted due to an emergency near its 145th support column, but did not reveal the cause of the incide

Drone attack causes fire at Russian oil refinery: media

STORY: Drone attack causes fire at Russian oil refinery: media DATELINE: May 5, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:57 LOCATION: VLADIVOSTOK, Russia CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Ilsky Oil Refinery STORYLINE: A fire broke out at an oil refinery in southern Russia after it was attacked by an unknown drone, Russia's TASS news agency reported on Thursday. The incident occurred at the Ilsky Oil Refinery in the Seversky district of the Krasnodar region, causing no casualties, according to Veniamin Kondratyev, governor of Krasnodar. "Firefighters and emergency workers are already on site," Kondratyev wrote on his social media channel, adding there was no threat to nearby residents. This is the second drone attack on an oil facility in Krasnodar this week. On Wednesday night, another drone attack took place at an oil reservoir in Volna village in Temryuk district, causing a fire that covered an area of 1,200 square meters. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Vladivostok, Russia. (XHTV)