by Marton Dunai (Reuters) - A Hungarian court on Saturday ordered the arrest of the captain of a passenger ship that collided with a pleasure boat that capsized on the Danube, killing South Korean tourists on board, although it left open the possibility of granting him bail. Flood waters prevented attempts to reach the submerged boat on Saturday, three days after it … [Read more...]
Two Killed, Four Missing as Cargo Ship Sinks in Black Sea Off Turkey
At least two people are dead and four others were missing after a Panamanian-flagged bulk carrier sank in the Black Sea off Turkey's coast on Monday. The Turkish Coast Guard received up a distress signal from the ship Volga-Balt 214 with 13 crew members on Monday morning as it was approximately 80 miles off the coast of Samsun in northern Turkey. Search and rescue crews … [Read more...]
Watch: Dramatic Rescue After Cargo Ship Grounds Near Istanbul
Turkish emergency crews have rescued 16 crew members from a cargo ship which ran aground near Istanbul on Wednesday. The Comoros-flagged ship, named Natalia, ran aground in heavy seas early Wednesday while en route to Istanbul from Russia, according to reports. Due to the conditions, rescuers were forced to evacuate the crew to shore using a breeches buoy in an operation … [Read more...]
Turkey’s Proposed ‘Kanal Istanbul’ Alarms Villagers and Environmentalists
By Ali Kucukgocmen SAZLIBOSNA, Turkey, May 13 (Reuters) - When residents of Sazlibosna, a village near Istanbul, tried to attend a public meeting about the Turkish government's plan to dig a 400 meter-wide canal through their farmlands, they were stopped by police. The 45 km (28 mile) Kanal Istanbul will link the seas north and south of Istanbul and ease traffic on the … [Read more...]
Greek Naval And Turkish Cargo Ship Collide
by Michele Kambas (Reuters) - A Greek gunboat was nudged by a Turkish cargo vessel early on Friday while on patrol for unauthorized migrant crossings in the Aegean Sea, the Greek navy said. The gunboat “Armatolos” was on patrol off the island of Lesbos as part of a NATO operation when the incident occurred at 4 a.m. local time (0100 GMT). The Turkish-flagged vessel … [Read more...]