SG-25 BOAT COLLIDED WITH VESSEL NAMED TOLUNAY 

On 17.08.2016 at 08:20 a.m. vessel named Tolunay collided with SG-25 Boat at the entrance of Istanbul Strait while passing through Istanbul Strait from South to North direction. SG-25 Boat turned upside down.

Kıyı Emniyeti 3 and 4 SAR boats, Kurtarma 1 and 8 tugboats, Şark tugboat and RHIB boat arrived upon the place of incident, together with Maritime Police and divers from Our Organization and Coast Guards.

There were 7 personnel onboard boat and 6 of them are rescued. 3 personnel among rescued personnel are in critical condition. As a result of the Search and Rescue Operation, teams reached to the missing 1 personnel and transferred him to the medical team for hospital treatment.

(As of 11.15 a.m.)