Turkish cargo vessel with 12-member crew sinks off Black Sea coast
STORY: Turkish cargo vessel with 12-member crew sinks off Black Sea coast
SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 19, 20, 2023
DATELINE: Nov. 20, 2023
LENGTH: 00:00:49
LOCATION: ZONGULDAK, Türkiye
CATEGORY: OTHERS
SHOTLIST:
1. various of the cargo ship going aground in the northwestern city of Eregli, Türkiye's Black Sea coast (shooting time: Nov. 19, 2023)
2. SOUNDBITE (Turkish): ALI YERLIKAYA, Turkish Interior Minister (courtesy of ihlas news agency) (shooting time: Nov. 20, 2023)
STORYLINE:
A Turkish cargo ship and its 12-member crew sank off Türkiye's Black Sea coast during a storm on Sunday, the country's Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said Monday.
The authorities have been unable to make contact with the crew, the minister told reporters in the northwestern city of Eregli.
The "Kafkametler" vessel, which was transporting ferrosilicon from the Russian port of Temryuk to Aliaga in Türkiye, sank after hitting the breakwater in Eregli, he said.
The region was hit by powerful storms on Sunday and the bad weather prevente
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- 2023/11/20 00:00:00
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