A cargo ship is missing after a collision off the coast of Istanbul, and Turkish authorities are searching for 10 crew members. Coast guard vessels and a helicopter take part in operations after authorities lose contact with the ship following the incident during the night.
The collision occurs in the Sea of Marmara, near Istanbul. DW reports the cargo ship crashes into another vessel, describing it as a chemical tanker, while Al Jazeera similarly says the vessels collide and that contact is lost with the crew. All accounts describe the incident as leading to a search-and-rescue operation rather than confirming survivors or a final cause.
While the outlets differ slightly in how they describe the other ship involved, they agree on the core facts: the location near Istanbul, the overnight crash, the loss of contact with 10 crew, and the deployment of coast guard assets and an aircraft to locate the cargo ship and the missing crew.
