A ship carrying coal sank Tuesday, Dec 4 because of bad weather conditions off of Istanbul’s Anatolian-side district of Şile, Hurriyet Daily News reported.
Eleven Ukrainian and one Russian crew member are missing, while authorities have recently arrived at the site of the incident, but said they had not yet managed to establish contact with the ship.
Meanwhile, the crew of another ship has lost control of their vessel off the coast of Kilyos on Istanbul’s European side.
