General cargo vessel Svyatogor requested medical assistance for a 37-year old crew member on the morning of October 4th, east of Rhodes, Greece. He was medevaced by helicopter and transported to Rhodes Hospital, but was later declared dead. Because the circumstances of the death raised suspicions, the vessel was directed to Rhodes port and anchored there. Svyatogor is en route from Mersin Turkey to Rostov-on-Don, Azov sea.