Iranian cargo ship sinks in Caspian Sea

An Iranian cargo ship sank in the Caspian Sea near Azerbaijan's Lankaran port, according to state-run media

An Iranian cargo ship sank in the Caspian Sea near Azerbaijan's Lankaran port on Friday, according to Iran's state-run news agency IRNA.

The Azerbaijan State Maritime Administration said it received a distress signal from an Iranian cargo ship near the port after it had been involved in an accident. The crew of the Shabahang ship was pleading for help, saying,"we are sinking, we are sinking," according to IRNA reporting. The Shabahang, which was carrying a shipment of tiles, was en route from Anzali port, in Iran, to Makhachkala, in Russia, when it crashed in an area about 23 miles from Astara port, in Azerbaijan.

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