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Turkey: Cargo ship sinks after collision in the Sea of Marmara, 10 missing

From Le Figaro · () French

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

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  • The bulk carrier Tugberk Imamoglu is believed to have sunk after a nighttime collision in the Sea of Marmara, south-west of Istanbul.
  • Turkish maritime authorities said the vessel stopped responding and its crew members could not be reached, with 10 people reported missing.
  • Search-and-rescue operations began immediately, while authorities did not disclose what cargo the ship was carrying.

The Tugberk Imamoglu crossed the Sea of Marmara toward the Black Sea when it collided with another vessel during the night and disappeared from contact.

Turkish maritime authorities said they believed the bulk carrier had sunk after repeated calls went unanswered and the crew's mobile phones remained unreachable. The vessel was sailing south-west of Istanbul.

As the Tugberk Imamoglu is not responding to any calls and the mobile phones of its crew remain unreachable despite attempts by the Search and Rescue Operations Coordination Centre, it is believed that the bulk carrier has sunk.

— Turkey's Directorate of Maritime AffairsThe authority explained why it believed the vessel had sunk.

"As the Tugberk Imamoglu is not responding to any calls and the mobile phones of its crew remain unreachable despite attempts by the Search and Rescue Operations Coordination Centre, it is believed that the bulk carrier has sunk," the Directorate of Maritime Affairs said on X.

The authorities said search-and-rescue operations began immediately. They did not specify what cargo the ship was carrying. Further information was expected.

The search-and-rescue operations were launched immediately.

— Turkey's Directorate of Maritime AffairsThe authority described the response after the collision.
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Originally published by Le Figaro in French. 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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