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Two more bodies recovered
The number of Azerbaijani citizens who died in the strike on the 'Natra' in the Azov Sea on June 5 has increased, as two more bodies were found during SAR operations. The victims were identified as Gismet Aliyev (born 1969) and Fuad Orujev (born 1981). According to the Foreign Ministry, the 19 surving crew members returned to Azerbaijan on June 9. The bodies were to be repatriated in the near future. On June 5, the Foreign Ministry had reported that five Azerbaijani citizens were killed and three others were injured during an attack. There were 25 Azerbaijani citizens on board the 'Natra' and 'Circon'.
Five seafarers died in UAV attacks on two ships
On the night of June 5, 2026, at 12.45 a.m. the cargo ships"Natra" and "Circon" IMO: 8887519), which were both moving in ballast to Rostov-on-Don to load grain, were attacked by unmanned aerial vehicles in the Taganrog Bay of the Sea of Azov. Five people died as a result of the attacks, the Taman Sea Rescue and Coordination Center confirmed. Baku time. The "Natra", enroute from Bartin with 12 crew members on board, was hit by four UAVs, and two crew members, the captain and the 3rd officer, died in the attack of the drones, which hit the bridge during the change of the watch and caused devastating damage to the superstructure. A subsequent fire was extinguished by the crew. The ship was disabled and needed towing assistance. Two tugs were sent to the scene. At 1.55 a.m. four hits were recorded on the superstructure of the Palau flagged "Circon", with 14 crew members on board. Three crew members died in the attack. The surviving crew members abandoned the ship in lifeboats, while the fire continued. The castaways were rescued by three ships passing through the area, and taken to thje port of Yeysk. All of them were citizens of Azerbaijan hired individually as mercenary sailors. Video: https://www.instagram.com/reels/DZMqCLlA050/
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