ISTANBUL
A total of two crewmen died after a ship sank off Sile town of northwestern Turkey on Tuesday.
Coast Guard officials have said that they recovered the body of the second crewman on Wednesday.
On Tuesday, four out of 12 crewmen were rescued, and search and rescue efforts were continuing for the rest of the crew.
The ship "Volgo-Balt 199", belonging to Solna Maritime Company, was carrying 3.3 tons of coal from Russia to Turkey's southern Antalya province.
There were 11 Ukrainian and one Russian crew members aboard the ship.
Istanbul Ship Traffic Services Center sent three tugboats, while Coast Guard Command sent a helicopter as back up for search and rescue efforts.
The ship sank due to heavy storm.
Officials recover bodies of 2 from crashed Turkish tugboat
Bodies of two officials on Wednesday were recovered from the crashed Turkish tugboat while on search and rescue mission for the crewmen of the sunken ship off Sile town in northwestern Turkey on Tuesday.
Coast Guard officials said they found the bodies of the captain Cemil Ozben and oiler Turgay Sariboga.
