Turkish PM Yıldırım calls Medvedev over Russian ship

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım called his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev to express his sadness over the collision involving a Russian vessel off Turkey's Black Sea coast, Turkish prime ministry sources said on Thursday.

Turkey's coastal safety authority said the ship sank after colliding with a Togo-flagged livestock vessel. All 78 personnel on board had been evacuated, it said.