"At the moment, the bodies of the two dead were lifted out of the water during the rescue operation," the Interfax message cites.
As noted, the crews are composed of citizens of India and Turkey.
“We have not received a signal from either of the two captains. According to preliminary data, people jumped overboard. 17 people crew on the "Kandy" and 14 people on the "Maestro": Indians and Turks, "- said in Rosmorrechflot.
Previously reported one dead.
January 21 on two ships under the flag of Tanzania in the Kerch Strait fire occurred.
According to some reports, an explosion occurred on one of the ships.