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8. I'm not even sure if the rescue ship was Turkish Navy or a private vessel
Fri Apr 15, 2022, 02:36 PM
Apr 2022

But rescuing the sailors in distress is a no brainer and IS REQUIRED by international law.

The International Convention for Safety of Life at Sea (IMO 1974) states that “the master of a ship at sea, on receiving a signal from any source that a ship or aircraft or survival craft there of is in distress, is bound to proceed with all speed to the assistance of the persons in distress informing them if possible ...




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