Turkish boat sinks after crash with Russian tanker

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Istanbul - The cause of the incident was not immediately clear.

By AFP

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Published: Fri 10 Jan 2020, 11:41 AM

Last updated: Fri 10 Jan 2020, 2:52 PM

Three people were missing after a Turkish fishing boat and a Russian-flagged tanker collided on Friday off Istanbul's northern coast, the Turkish coastguard said.
The Turkish boat sank after the collision around 0330 GMT, the coastguard said in a statement.
Three people were rescued and search-and-rescue efforts were ongoing for the three that remained missing, around the area of Kilyos where the Bosphorus meets the Black Sea.
The Russian tanker named GLARD-2 was travelling to the Aegean region of Izmir from Russia, the coastguard said.
 The cause of the incident was not immediately clear.


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