Body of ship captain killed in drone attack off Ukraine's Odesa sent to Azerbaijan

The body of Samad Nasrullayev, captain of the civilian merchant vessel Atlas Bey, who died in a drone attack off the coast of Ukraine's Odesa, has been returned to Azerbaijan, Report informs referring to the press service of the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry.

As part of the relevant consular activities and coordination efforts carried out by the Azerbaijani Embassy in Ukraine, the body was returned to Azerbaijan on July 17.

The ministry once again expressed condolences to the family and friends of the deceased.

On July 14, the civilian merchant vessel Atlas Bey, owned by the Turkish company Okean Maritime, was attacked by a drone off the coast of Odesa. Eleven Azerbaijani citizens were on board, one of whom, the captain, was killed.

With the assistance of the Azerbaijani diplomatic mission in Kyiv, 10 Azerbaijani citizens evacuated from the vessel were repatriated via Moldova on July 15.

A day later, on July 16, Nasrullayev's body was recovered and delivered to Odesa.