“The Grif and the Kalkan were shelled at 15.10 p.m. on Aug. 31 three miles off the coast near the populated area of Bezimenne. The shelling sparked off a fire aboard the Grif, which sank,” the border service’s press service said.
Other coastguard boats were dispatched to rescue the crews of the attacked boats, as a result of which eight crewmembers were rescued. Seven of them had been wounded. The search for two other crewmembers is continuing.
Earlier reports said seven border guards were wounded and two were missing.
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