KERCH STRAIT

Jan. 23, 2019

Two ships carrying Indian, Turkish and Libyan crew members caught fire in the Kerch Strait, killing at least 14 sailors. The fire broke out as the two ships were transferring fuel from one to the other.

About:

Location:
- The Kerch Strait is a strait connecting the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.
- It separates the Kerch Peninsula of Crimea from the Taman Peninsula of Russia's Krasnodar Krai.
Nomenclature: it derives its name from Kerch (a city on the Kerch Peninsula in the east of the Crimea).

Source : All India Radio

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