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ROME (AP) — One crew member is dead and five others missing in cold, rough seas after a Turkish cargo ship collided with another merchant vessel and sank near a foggy Italian port in the northern Adriatic today.
The Italian Coast Guard says six crew members were initially rescued and brought to a port, but one of those rescued later died in the hospital. A Coast Guard commander says searchers spotted what was believed to be a corpse in the choppy waters.
The 290-foot Turkish ship Gokbel went down after colliding with the 320-foot Belize-flagged Lady Aziza, which is still seaworthy and being brought to port as part of the investigation. No one was hurt aboard the Lady Aziza.
The Gokbel was leaving port and the Lady Aziz was entering port when the collision occurred.
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APPHOTO XMV101: Carabinieri officers patrol the Marina di Ravenna harbor, Italy, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2014. The Italian Coast Guard says three crew members are missing after a Turkish cargo ship collided with a merchant vessel in choppy seas near the northern Adriatic port of Marina di Ravenna. It said several crew members from the ship were rescued after the collision Sunday morning; the Turkish ship was foundering near the port. Details, including the cause of the collision, were not immediately available. (AP Photo/Marco Vasini) (28 Dec 2014)
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