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Body found in search for crew of sunken ship off Silivri
A man's body was found during a search near Silivri, Turkey, for crew members missing after a ship sank.
The Tuğberk İmamoğlu sank after colliding with the Alsu in the Marmara Sea on September 2.
The sunken vessel had 10 crew members on board.
The body has not yet been officially identified, and authorities have not confirmed whether it belongs to one of the missing crew.
One outlet's headline identified the dead man as the ship's captain, but official identification is still pending.
The body is to be examined and sent to Turkey's forensic medicine institute to help establish identity and cause of death.
A body was found during the search for crew members of the Tuğberk İmamoğlu, which sank after colliding with the Alsu in the Marmara Sea.
The Silivri Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office said the body was that of an unidentified man.
Authorities said they would seek to establish whether the body belonged to a missing crew member and determine the person’s identity and cause of death.
The ship had a crew of 10 when it sank on September 2.
Odatv’s headline identified the body as the captain’s, while the prosecutor’s statement described it as unidentified.
- Who
- An unidentified man was found. Odatv’s headline identified him as the captain.
- What
- A body was found during the search for the missing crew of the sunken Tuğberk İmamoğlu.
- When
- The sinking occurred on September 2. The date the body was found is not stated in the prosecutor’s statement.
- Where
- In the incident area off Silivri, in the Marmara Sea.
- Why
- Search and rescue operations were underway for crew members missing after the ship sank following a collision with the Alsu.
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The Tuğberk İmamoğlu sank after colliding with the Alsu in the Marmara Sea.
The Silivri Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office reported that an unidentified man’s body had been found during search operations.
Hürriyet’s headline said a body had been found 57 days later.
Odatv’s headline identified the body as the captain’s.
- Sunken ship
- Tuğberk İmamoğlu
- Other vessel
- Alsu
- Incident date
- September 2
- Crew
- 10 people
- Location
- Off Silivri, Marmara Sea
- Body identification
- Unidentified in the prosecutor’s statement; Odatv’s headline called the person the captain