The search for the missing 7-person crew of the dry cargo ship that sank off the coast of Zonguldak has been continuing for the 18th day.
As part of the search for the missing personnel on the Turkish-flagged ship “Kafkametler”, which sank after hitting the breakwater due to a storm in the Black Sea Ereğli district on November 19, officers carried out a land-based search throughout the night.
Coast Guard, General Directorate of Coastal Safety (KEGM), AFAD and other teams continue their search for the missing personnel by land and sea.
While Naval Base Command personnel are scanning the coastal areas inside the port by boat, Coast Guard teams are also carrying out searches inside and outside the port. The teams are concentrating their searches in the Erdemir Port area.
The “Nene Hatun Emergency Response Ship”, which reached the Karadeniz Ereğli Port, also supports the search efforts involving the “TCG Akın” search and rescue ship, and the ship’s divers also participate in the search efforts.
The subsequent actions to be taken by Nene Hatun regarding the sinking ship, which has the qualifications to operate in all weather conditions and in all high seas of the world and increases the operational power of KEGM against ship accidents, sea pollution and fires, will be determined after the work of the divers and the investigations to be carried out.
The Turkish-flagged dry cargo ship “Kafkametler”, carrying cargo from Russia to Izmir Aliaga Port, sank after hitting the breakwater in the military zone while leaving Ereğli Port due to the storm in the Black Sea region on November 19. The bodies of 5 of the 12 Turkish crew on the ship were found.
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