The man explained that he was keen on extreme
sports and was making a sea trip from Ukraine to Turkey, but lost direction
because of the confused sea.
MOSCOW, July 21. /TASS/. Guards from the Crimean Border Department of
the Federal Security Service (FSB) have saved a drowning Ukrainian who was
swimming on a trimaran from Ukraine to Turkey.
The FSB Center for Public Relations told TASS that "after receiving a signal that an unidentified vessel was in distress in the Karkinitsky Bay of the Black Sea, the Izumrud border patrol ship was deployed to the wreck site.
The FSB Center for Public Relations told TASS that "after receiving a signal that an unidentified vessel was in distress in the Karkinitsky Bay of the Black Sea, the Izumrud border patrol ship was deployed to the wreck site.
Twelve miles to the south-west of the Tarkhankut Cape, an overturned
Fortuna X-44 trimaran and a rescue raft carrying a Ukrainian were found.
"During
the rescue operation, he person was lifted on board and provided first
aid," the FSB Center for Public Relations reported. "The man
explained that he was keen on extreme sports and was making a sea trip from
Ukraine to Turkey, but lost direction because of the confused sea, so the
vessel overturned." After reaching the shore, he returned to Ukraine
according to the established procedure.
Source: ITAR-TASS 22-07-2017
