Seventeen servicemen are reported swept into the Caspian Sea by a wave during military exercises along Kazakhstan’s Mangystau Region coast near Aktau. One report says an emergency alert is received around 11:20 a.m. on September 24 from the duty officer of a naval base, with the incident occurring near the Omir Glamping recreation area about 43 kilometers from Aktau.
The training is described as involving a landing from the Kaysar military vessel at a shallow depth. Participants include servicemen from military unit 29011 and personnel from another Kazakhstan Navy unit, 21814, according to one account. Another outlet reports a similar incident involving 19 soldiers, indicating a slight difference in the reported number affected. Both accounts attribute the event to conditions during the drills and do not describe external involvement.
The reports frame the incident as an accident during routine exercises and highlight the coastal location and timing, while differing slightly on the number of servicemen swept away.
