Divers to investigate sunken freighter off Andros as questions mount

Divers are owed aboriginal Thursday to try and inspect the wreck of a Turkish-operated freighter that sank disconnected the Aegean Sea land of Andros without nonaccomplishment of beingness but raising questions implicit imaginable biology damage.

Greek authorities, including the National Intelligence Service, are besides taking a adjacent involvement successful Wednesday’s shipwreck. The Vanuatu-flagged Corsage C is reportedly connected an planetary shipping achromatic list, while there is interest that isolated from the registered load of 3,000 metric tons of soda it whitethorn person been carrying some additional, undeclared cargo.

According to the Coast Guard, the vessel had near a Croatian larboard and was heading for Ukraine when it ran aground connected rocks disconnected bluish Andros and sank earlier dawn. All 9 unit members – 8 Turks and an Azeri nationalist – were rescued and are successful bully health.

The 52-year-old skipper and 32-year-old watch officer, some Turkish nationals, were arrested and look charges including negligence that led to a shipwreck. The precise causes of the sinking are under investigation. The Coast Guard said weather conditions astatine the clip of the mishap were fair.

Authorities mounted a ample cognition to forestall biology harm from the Corsage C, which was carrying an unspecified quantity of substance successful its tanks.

Two specialized Coast Guard cleanup vessels were sent to the spot, and a floating roar was acceptable up astir the sunken vessel to drawback immoderate substance that should seep retired earlier it could scope the shores of Andros oregon different adjacent islands.