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Cargo ship sinks off Turkey, 10 feared dead

From Aftenposten · () Norwegian

Translated from Norwegian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • The cargo ship Tugberk İmamoglu sank in the Sea of Marmara after colliding with a tanker near Istanbul.
  • Ten Turkish crew members were aboard, and authorities have found no survivors so far.
  • Two helicopters and 12 vessels are taking part in the rescue operation, while the cause of the collision remains unknown.

The cargo ship Tugberk İmamoglu sank within 11 minutes after colliding with a tanker in the Sea of Marmara near Istanbul, leaving 10 crew members missing and feared dead.

Transport Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu said Wednesday that the vessel went down rapidly. “We can now establish that the ship sank quickly within eleven minutes,” he said.

Two helicopters and 12 vessels are involved in the search and rescue operation. No one has been found alive so far, according to the minister.

All 10 people aboard, including the captain, were Turkish citizens. The 90-meter cargo ship had been heading toward Ereğli on Turkey’s Black Sea coast when it collided with the tanker. Authorities have not yet determined what caused the crash.

We can now establish that the ship sank quickly within eleven minutes.

— Abdulkadir UraloğluTurkey’s transport minister described how quickly the cargo ship sank.
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Originally published by Aftenposten in Norwegian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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