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Russian Spy Ship Sinks Off Turkey Coast after Collisionby Naharnet Newsdesk A Russian navy spy ship sank Thursday in the Black Sea off the coast of Turkey after hitting another vessel, but coastguards rescued all of its crew. The Russian military said the Liman -- a former research ship re-fitted as an intelligence vessel -- had a hole torn in its hull after crashing at around 0900GMT about 40 kilometers from the Bosphorus Strait.Turkish media said the second ship, a cargo boat carrying cattle, suffered minor damage and went on its way after the incident that occurred in poor visibility."The Russian ship sank after the collision. All of the crew on board were rescued," the Turkish coastguard official told AFP, requesting anonymity.Continued: http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/229142-russian-spy-ship-sinks-off-turkey-coast-after-collision
Glomar Explorer seen entering the Bosphorus Strait.Russia may be exhausting its military assets with all of its recent assertiveness.
Surely you jest. I thought the Glomar Explorer was scrapped a couple years ago.
Yeah, it's been turned into a million microwave ovens by now.