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Τετάρτη, 11 Νοεμβρίου 2020 13:01

Greek-flagged tanker collides with fishing boat off Ceyhan terminal in SE Turkey; four crew of latter killed

The bodies of four fisherman were recovered from an overturned fishing boat that collided with a Greek-flagged tanker off the southeastern Turkish port of Mersin early Wednesday morning.

The bodies of four fisherman were recovered from an overturned fishing boat that collided with a Greek-flagged tanker off the southeastern Turkish port of Mersin early Wednesday morning.

The 165,730-ton "Ephesus" had departed from the nearby terminal of Ceyhan for Vietnam with a load of crude oil when the collision occurred.

The tanker fields a crew of 27, of which 13 are Greek nationals.

An investigation is continuing.