A fisherman was killed after a Turkish-flagged fishing vessel was attacked in the Black Sea west of the Crimean Peninsula, causing the boat to sink, according to a statement from Türkiye’s Coast Guard Command, The Caspian Post reports, citing Daily Sabah.

The vessel, identified as DURU 67, was operating off Sevastopol when it sustained damage during the attack on June 5, the statement said.

A nearby Turkish fishing vessel, BURAK KAYA, evacuated five injured fishermen from the sinking boat and began heading toward the northern Turkish coast near İnebolu. However, one of the injured fishermen, who was reported to be in critical condition, died during the journey.

The Coast Guard said patrol vessel TCSG-96 reached BURAK KAYA at 7:20 p.m. local time in the northern section of Türkiye’s Search and Rescue Region, about 115 nautical miles from İnebolu Port.

The body of the deceased fisherman and the injured crew members were transferred to the Coast Guard vessel, where medical treatment was initiated before returning to İnebolu.

The perpetrator of the attack was not immediately identified.