Greece pulls nine crew to safety after cargo vessel sinks Azerbaijani among survivors

Greece has evacuated all nine crew members — eight Turkish and one Azerbaijani — of a cargo vessel that ran aground and sank early on May 6 near the island of Andros, Reuters reports, citing the country’s coast guard.

According to authorities, the ​Vanuatu-flagged freighter was travelling from Albania to Ukraine with a cargo of soda when it struck rocks and sank.

Two sailors were rescued from the water, while seven others were evacuated from a rocky area on the island. All those rescued were taken to a medical facility.

The cause of the accident is still under investigation. The coast guard said no signs of pollution have been detected so far, but a preventive marine barrier is planned to be deployed in the area of the incident.

By Jeyhun Aghazada