Turkish authorities said they lost contact with a cargo vessel after it collided with another ship in the Sea of Marmara, southwest of Istanbul, early Wednesday.
The Turkish-flagged Tugberk Imamoglu was en route to the Black Sea port of Karadenizeregli when it crashed into the Turkish-flagged Alsu off the Silivri district of Istanbul at around 3 a.m. local time (0000 GMT), the Istanbul governor’s office said in a statement.
“It is currently impossible to establish contact with the cargo ship Tugberk Imamoglu and its 10 crew members,” the statement said.
Coast guard vessels and a helicopter are scouring the area for the missing ship, the governor’s office added.
The statement said that the Alsu, a chemical tanker, did not appear to have been damaged in the collision.
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