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21 January 2012 [13:37] - Today.Az
The Azerbaijani sailors of the Turkish tanker Edirne, which sank in the Adriatic Sea, arrived in Baku from Istanbul on Jan.15. The dead body of Captain Khayyam Mammadov was not deliver.
The owner company of the ship announced that the transfer of Mammadov’s dead body depends on negotiations between the Albanian and Azerbaijani authorities. The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry, in turn, reported that first the Albanian side must submit the documents.
The Turkish tanker Edirne sank after an explosion in the cargo hold on January 15, three miles from Durres, Albania, on the Adriatic Sea. The tanker unloaded more than 3000 tons of fuel in Durres and was leaving the harbour. Twelve of 15 crew members on board were rescued, but one Azerbaijani citizen and two Georgian citizens died in the accident.
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