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Ship collision kills two in Russian-Ukrainian maritime border

(Xinhua)

17:49, July 18, 2013

KIEV, July 18 (Xinhua) -- At least two people died and two went missing after two ships collided Wednesday in the Azov Sea, the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine said Thursday.

Ukrainian fishing ship sank after it collided with the Russian Coast Guard vessel at around 6 p.m. local time (1500GMT) in the boundary waters of Russia and Ukraine, the agency said.

Five people aboard the fishing ship fell off. One of them was rescued, but two fishermen were found dead, while two remain missing, it said.

A search for the missing is under way. The cause of the accident is being investigated. Enditem

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