The body of Samad Nasrullayev, captain of the vessel struck near the Ukrainian city of Odesa, has been laid to rest in Lankaran.
According to sea-news.az citing APA, that Samad Nasrullayev’s body was brought to his birthplace, the village of Baliqchilar in the Lankaran district, and handed over to his family.
Following a farewell ceremony with his family, the captain’s body was taken to the village cemetery and buried.
It should be noted that on July 14, the Atlas Bey, a civilian merchant vessel owned by the Turkish company “Okean Maritime,” was subjected to a drone attack off the coast of Odesa, Ukraine. Eleven of the vessel’s crew members were Azerbaijani citizens.
