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One more body found in Vera wreck

The body of one more crew member of the "Vera" was found by SAR teams on Feb 22 off Turkey's Black Sea coast province of Zonguldak. He was identified as the vessel's engine operator. The body was found by two divers in one of the ship's cabins at a depth of 40 meters and was sent to the Council of Forensic Medicine (ATK) for an autopsy. He was still covered in a wetsuit he put on when the ship was about to sink. However, he was trapped in the cabin and drowned. The rescue team will continue looking for the five crew members who are still missing. The “Vera” sank on Jan 31 en route from Rostov to İzmir. Those rescued were the ship's second and third captains, as well as the ship's cook. The bodies of three crew members have been removed from the sea.

Two bodies found inside wreck

On Feb 4 divers have recovered the bodies of two of the eight missing crew members from the "Vera". The bodies were found inside the ship. The ship's second and third officers and its cook were rescued but the other eight crew members, including the captain, were reported missing. Divers have been hampered by high seas and poor underwater visibility, but they began searching the wreckage on Feb 3.

Special equipped mine sweeper to search for missing crew

On Feb 3 a mine sweeper of the Turkish Naval Forces was deployed in the area where the "Vera" sank, being equipped with an deep sea camera. Turkish search and rescue teams continued their efforts to find eight missing sailors from athe ship that sankon Jan 31 off coast of Turkey's Black Sea. Three crew members - second and third captains as well as the cook - from the "Vera", were rescued earlier after it sank off Eregli in the Black Sea province of Zonguldak. The ship which was carrying scarp metals was bound to Aliaga in Izmir. After the sinking, stormy weather had hampered the search for the missing.