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Search for 10 crew members from sunken ship off Silivri enters sixth day

From Cumhuriyet · () Turkish

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

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  • The Tuğberk İmamoğlu sank after colliding with the Turkish-flagged Alsu off Silivri on September 2.
  • The wreck was located on the fourth day using sonar and a remotely operated underwater vehicle from the Turkish Navy ship TCG Akın.
  • Relatives of the 10 missing crew members continue waiting at a coordination point on the Silivri coast and receive regular updates.

The search for 10 crew members missing from the Tuğberk İmamoğlu continued for a sixth day after the commercial vessel sank off Silivri.

The accident occurred on September 2, about 18 nautical miles south of Silivri, when the 90-metre Turkish-flagged Alsu, sailing from Kocaeli to Aliağa, collided with the Tuğberk İmamoğlu, which was traveling from İskenderun Port to Karadeniz Ereğli. The Tuğberk İmamoğlu sank after the collision.

The wreck was located on the fourth day of the operation. The Turkish Navy vessel TCG Akın used advanced sonar systems and a remotely operated underwater vehicle to identify its position. Search efforts then focused on reaching the missing crew members.

Their relatives continue to wait at a coordination point set up for them on the Silivri coast. Authorities are reportedly providing families with regular updates on developments in the search and rescue operation.

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Originally published by Cumhuriyet in Turkish. 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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