Bulgarian Sailor Falls off Ship, Presumed Dead

Society | January 1, 2008, Tuesday // 00:00

A Bulgarian sailor working on the Breeze gas tanker ship has been missing since Monday, the Ministry of Transport reported.

The ship was heading for the Ukrainian port of Kerch when about 2 p.m. the crew found out that the cook was missing.

The ship immediately turned back to search for the seaman, who most likely fell off board, officials said. Two Russians vessels also joined the search but without success.

The rescue operation was aborted early on Tuesday as the sailor is presumed dead.

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