1 dead in Caspian Sea oil tanker fire![]() February 28, 2012 - 18:16 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - At least one person was killed in a fire that gripped a Russian oil tanker in the Caspian Sea, the regional emergency center said on Tuesday, February 28, according to RIA Novosti. A regional Emergencies Ministry said the fire started in the deck housing of the Inzhener Nazarov at 12.35 (Moscow time). According to preliminary information, the Makhachkala-bound vessel was carrying a 14-man crew, one person was killed. The cause of the fire is being investigated, the emergency center said. Nine ships and 45 people are tackling the fire, including the crew members that are still on board. The oil vessel, en route from Turkmenistan, was built in the Soviet Union in 1968. ![]() ![]() Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |