A Russian naval intelligence ship sank Thursday after colliding with a merchant freighter in foggy conditions on the Black Sea near Istanbul, the Turkish coast guard said. All 78 crew members on the Russian vessel were rescued. Members of the Turkish coast guard help Russian sailors. A member of the Turkish coast guard, left, tries to help a Russian sailor. (Turkish Armed Forces General Staff Press Office Handout/EPA)It is not clear whether the ship was headed toward Syria on Thursday.

Source: Washington Post April 27, 2017 12:29 UTC