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Greek Sailor Dead in Arabian Sea Freighter Fire

FILE PHOTO: A woman takes photographs with her mobile phone against the backdrop of monsoon clouds at a beach in Kochi, India June 8, 2019. REUTERS/Sivaram V/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A woman takes photographs with her mobile phone against the backdrop of monsoon clouds at a beach in Kochi, India June 8, 2019. REUTERS/Sivaram V/File Photo
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Greek Sailor Dead in Arabian Sea Freighter Fire

FILE PHOTO: A woman takes photographs with her mobile phone against the backdrop of monsoon clouds at a beach in Kochi, India June 8, 2019. REUTERS/Sivaram V/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A woman takes photographs with her mobile phone against the backdrop of monsoon clouds at a beach in Kochi, India June 8, 2019. REUTERS/Sivaram V/File Photo

A Greek sailor died and another was injured in a fire that broke out aboard a freighter in the Arabian Sea, the Greek coastguard said Wednesday.

The fire aboard the Greek-flagged bulk carrier Faneromeni off the western coast of India claimed the life of its 55-year-old second engineer, a coastguard source told AFP.

The ship's 26-year-old third engineer will require hospitalization for smoke inhalation, the source said.

Greek state agency ANA said Indian authorities were handling the incident and had asked nearby ships to assist.

The Indian navy told AFP they had no information on the incident at the moment.

The freighter was sailing without cargo from Abu Dhabi to Port Elizabeth, South Africa.

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Iranian and European Diplomats to Meet on Friday, Iran Minister Says 

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi. (AFP file)
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi. (AFP file)
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Iranian and European Diplomats to Meet on Friday, Iran Minister Says 

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi. (AFP file)
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi. (AFP file)

Iran will hold talks in Istanbul on Friday with European parties to their now-moribund nuclear deal, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Wednesday, after an earlier meeting planned for May 2 was postponed.

Reuters reported earlier that the Iranian deputy foreign minister would meet French, British and German diplomats to maintain dialogue and discuss how they envisage parameters of a potential new nuclear deal being negotiated between Tehran and Washington.

Iran's foreign minister said the fourth round of Iran-US talks held on May 11 was "difficult" as they focused on the controversial issue of enrichment, adding he hoped the other side would come with "more realistic positions" after gaining a better understanding of Iran's fundamental positions.

A fifth round of talks is to be announced by Oman's foreign ministry which has acted as mediator since the start of the talks on April 12.

Araqchi reacted to US President Donald Trump’s comment made on Tuesday in Riyadh, where Trump called Iran "the most destructive force" in the Middle East.

"Unfortunately, this is a deceptive view. It is the US that has prevented Iran's progress through sanctions," Araqchi said.