It was stated that 20 Turkish sailors were rescued from the ship, whose engine became unusable due to fire, off the coast of the Brittany region of France.
According to the news in the national media, the machinery on the Panama-flagged ship named “Guana” caught fire yesterday off the coast of the town of Penmarch in Brittany. The ship’s engine became unusable due to the fire.
When the engine could not be repaired, the crew of the 150-meter ship was left in a difficult situation.
According to the statement made by the Atlantic Maritime Governorship, some of the 20 Turkish sailors on the ship were evacuated by air and some by sea.
14 Turkish sailors, who were evacuated by helicopter, were brought to the Lanveoc-Poulmic naval air base at around 23:00 local time yesterday.
The other 6 Turkish sailors were put on the Spanish ship named Esperanza del Mar, towards Brest, France.
The tugboat named Abeille Bourbon approached the Guana ship at night. The tugboat is planned to deliver the ship to Brest today.
It was stated that the Guana ship was taking iron shavings to Turkey.
According to diplomatic sources, Turkey’s Consulate General in Nant is in contact with French local authorities regarding the situation of 20 Turkish sailors.
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