Turkiye launches search for cargo ship after vessels collide off Istanbul
By AP and Reuters. Published On 2 Sep 20262 Sep 2026.
By AP and Reuters. Published On 2 Sep 20262 Sep 2026.
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Turkiye's coastguard has introduced a search and rescue operation after two Turkish-flagged commercial vessels collided off Istanbul and contact was lost with one vessel and its crew of 10.
For context, the collision took place at 3am (00: 00 GMT) in the Marmara Sea a little more than 20 miles (32 kilometres) south of Silivri, a suburb of Turkey's largest city, the Istanbul governor's office remarked in an official note on Wednesday.
Contact was lost with the crew of the Tugberk Imamoglu, flagged to Turkey, after the collision with the Turkish-flagged Alsu. It appeared undamaged, the governor's office remarked.
"Numerous naval units from the coast guard's Marmara and Bosphorus Command and a coast guard helicopter were dispatched to the scene, " the office remarked.
Taken together, the developments around turkiye launches search for cargo ship after vessels collide off Istanbul point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.
