Turkish ship with 12 crew missing in Black Sea
- Türkiye
- Reuters
- Published Date: 12:13 | 20 November 2023
- Modified Date: 12:17 | 20 November 2023
A Turkish cargo ship with 12 crew members on board went missing off the country's Black Sea coast amid a storm on Sunday and authorities have been unable to make contact with them since, local authorities said.
The captain of the Turkish flagged Kafkametler had reported during the morning that the ship was drifting towards a breakwater off Ereğli, in northwest Türkiye's Zonguldak province, the provincial governor's office said.
The region was hit by powerful storms on Sunday and the statement said the adverse weather prevented air and sea vessels from carrying out searches.
Search and rescue teams were deployed in the region and were ready to launch operations when the weather permitted, the governor's office said.
- Türkiye wants to advance ties with EU based on concrete, positive agenda: Foreign minister
- Turkish group starts worldwide drive to protest children's deaths in Gaza
- Israel trying to break Gazans' spirit by deliberately bombing hospitals in besieged enclave: Turkish president
- 61 more patients from Gaza brought to Türkiye for treatment