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Ten Crew Members Missing After Cargo Ship Sinks Off Istanbul

Turkish authorities search for 10 missing crew after a cargo ship sank following a collision off Istanbul.

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Turkish authorities continued searching for 10 missing crew members after a cargo ship sank off the coast of Istanbul following a collision with another vessel. [1] Two Turkish-flagged commercial vessels collided in the Sea of Marmara off Istanbul on Wednesday. [2] Officials said on Saturday that no signs were found of six crew members missing after a tugboat capsized off Busan despite search and rescue efforts entering their fifth day. [3] One of the ships, carrying 10 crew members, is believed to have sunk within about 11 minutes of the crash. [4] Search operations involving the coast guard, navy, disaster management agency and other emergency services were continuing on Thursday. [5] One Indonesian crew member was rescued alive while a South Korean crew member was found unconscious and died later. [6] Six Coast Guard vessels were mobilized overnight to search for the remaining six crew members amid high waves and strong winds, but no signs of them were found. [7] The 286-ton tugboat was carrying six South Korean and two Indonesian crew members when it overturned on Wednesday afternoon after setting off from Busan Port to tow a commercial ship. [8]
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  1. Turkish authorities continued searching for 10 missing crew members after a cargo ship sank off the coast of Istanbul following a collision with another vessel. · MarineLink
  2. Two Turkish-flagged commercial vessels collided in the Sea of Marmara off Istanbul on Wednesday. · MarineLink
  3. Officials said on Saturday that no signs were found of six crew members missing after a tugboat capsized off Busan despite search and rescue efforts entering their fifth day. · Yonhap News Agency
  4. One of the ships, carrying 10 crew members, is believed to have sunk within about 11 minutes of the crash. · MarineLink
  5. Search operations involving the coast guard, navy, disaster management agency and other emergency services were continuing on Thursday. · MarineLink
  6. One Indonesian crew member was rescued alive while a South Korean crew member was found unconscious and died later. · Yonhap News Agency
  7. Six Coast Guard vessels were mobilized overnight to search for the remaining six crew members amid high waves and strong winds, but no signs of them were found. · Yonhap News Agency
  8. The 286-ton tugboat was carrying six South Korean and two Indonesian crew members when it overturned on Wednesday afternoon after setting off from Busan Port to tow a commercial ship. · Yonhap News Agency
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