A Russian tanker has caught fire in the Caspian Sea near the territorial waters of Turkmenistan. The Emergency Ministry of Azerbaijan, situated on the opposite shore of the Caspian Sea, dispatched a pair of helicopters and a speedboat to the tanker in distress.

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Courtesy: Emergency Ministry of Azerbaijan

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