The weather conditions were favorable this morning.. At sea, a slight wave height, a slight wind, and the water temperature is plus 11 degrees.

This was reported by the press service of the Southern Regional Center of the Ministry of Emergencies of Russia, referring to the words of its head, Elena Rodionova. According to her, six vessels, 19 operational groups from the Republic of Crimea and the Krasnodar Territory, engaged in monitoring and survey of the coast.

She also stressed that for the diving work in readiness are the rescuers of the Southern Regional Search and Rescue Squad with experience at great depths.

In total at the moment, 218 people and 37 pieces of equipment take part in the search works, "Rodionova added, recalling that at the moment eight people are looking for.

Recall, yesterday one of the 12 crew members was saved, three more died.

As reported URA-Inform, the collapse of the cargo ship "Heroes of Arsenal" in the Black Sea occurred yesterday, April 19, 2017, near the Kerch Strait. The vessel with grain followed from the Rostov region to Turkey. On board was a crew of 12 people, including nine Ukrainians, two Russian citizens, one Georgian.