22 Turkish ships loaded with grain and iron stuck in Ukraine!
Ankara announced that there are 22 Turkish ships loaded with grain and iron stranded on the shores of the Black Sea from Ukraine, stressing that it is making an effort to bring them back.
"We have 22 ships waiting on the Black Sea coast of Ukraine, most of them are owned by Turks, and there are also ships flying the Turkish flag. We need to move those ships from there," said Turkish Minister of Transport and Infrastructure, Adil Kara Ismailoglu.
He indicated that they had held consultations with the Ukrainian ambassador in Ankara regarding bringing those ships from there, adding: "In the beginning there were more than 200 crew members on board those ships, we evacuated some of them, 90 of them are still there, but they did not ask for evacuation, nor They want to leave their ships."
He explained that "these ships are loaded with quantities of grain, sunflower oil and iron, as they have been waiting there for nearly 50 days," according to "Russia Today".
He pointed out that they are in constant contact with the Turkish sailors there, and they are continuing talks with Russia and Ukraine regarding the security and safety of Turkish ships and their crews.
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