Turkish ship with 12 crew missing in Black Sea

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ReutersLast Updated: Nov 20, 2023, 07:20 AM IST

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A Turkish cargo ship, Kafkametler, vanished in the Black Sea during a storm with 12 crew members aboard. The captain reported the ship drifting toward a breakwater in Zonguldak province, Turkey, amid adverse weather. Local authorities, hindered by the storm, were unable to initiate search operations. Search teams standby for a window in the weather to launch rescue efforts, hoping to locate the missing vessel and crew.

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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 Eregli, in northwest Turkey'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.

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