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Fire Erupts Aboard Russian Oil Tanker in Caspian Sea, One Crewman Dead

© AFP 2023 / Henghameh FAHIMIA barge sprays water during the opening of the Neka oil terminal on the Caspian Sea, 340 kms northwest of Tehran in Mazandaran province (file)
A barge sprays water during the opening of the Neka oil terminal on the Caspian Sea, 340 kms northwest of Tehran in Mazandaran province (file) - Sputnik International
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One of Russian tanker’s crew members died in a conflagration in the Caspian Sea, a source in the emergency services said Saturday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — A member of the Russian tanker’s crew died in a fire accident at the Caspian Sea, a source in the emergency services said Saturday.

"According to preliminary data, one of 11 crew members of the tanker died," the source told RIA Novosti.

He added that the remaining 10 crew members of the tanker had already been evacuated on board a nearby vessel.

According to the source, the tanker was not carrying any oil.

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