AS heavy storms lashed the Med and Black Sea, Turkish authorities responded to a call for help from ta 3 666 dwt vessel, a Cameroon-registered cargo ship that was sailing along the northern coast on the Black Sea.
All crew members have been rescued.
Another freight vessel, the 4 000 dwt FR Pearl, a small cargo ship registered in Palau, was also driven ashore in eastern Turkey near the border with Georgia on Monday.
Ports in Ukraine and Crimea suspended exports of grains and fuel due to the stormy weather.