Monday, February 03, 2003

Eight sailors dead after Russian freighter sinks


"Eight sailors have died and four others are missing, after a Russian freighter with 14 people on board sank in the Black Sea off Turkey's northern coast.

Turkish officials say rescuers have found two sailors who were injured when the freighter went down before dawn, local time, in international waters about 60 nautical miles off the port of Zonguldak."


Now let's see if the World's media shouts "Hold the front page" for this tragedy.