Turkey will continue rescue efforts with a more professional team in the search for eight crewmen who went missing after their Turkish merchant ship collided with a passenger ferry in the Adriatic Sea on Oct. 19, the transport minister said yesterday.
“We will send a more professional team with new equipment to the Adriatic,” said Binali Yıldırım, Turkey’s transportation minister, speaking at a press conference in Istanbul. The Reina-1 sank immediately after the collision and two of the crew members were rescued, he said, adding that eight Turkish citizens remain missing in Adriatic.
New team sent
Unfortunately, the depth is nearly 120 meters and Barbaros (a Turkish torpedo boat) could not continue the rescue operations. “We are now sending a more professional diving team with better equipment,” the minister said. The ship’s insurance company, the ship-owner and Turkish Undersecretariat of Maritime Affairs will continue to carry out rescue operations collaboratively in the region, said Yıldırım.
via Rescue team still searching in Adriatic – Hurriyet Daily News.
Vessel’s Details
Ship Type: Cargo
Year Built: 1991
Length x Breadth: 78 m X 12 m
DeadWeight: 3400 t
Speed recorded (Max / Average): 8.9 / 8.6 knots
Flag: Malta [MT]
Call Sign: 9HIK7
IMO: 8802478, MMSI: 215267000
Last Position Received
Area: Ionian
Latitude / Longitude: 39.52011° / 20.10747° (Map)
Currently in Port:
Last Known Port: ISTANBUL
Info Received: 4d 22h 44min 39s ago
Not Currently in Range
Itineraries History
Voyage Related Info (Last Received)
Draught: 6.3 m
Destination: BAR
ETA: 2011-10-20 08:00
Info Received: 2011-10-19 03:05 (5d, 3h 46min 39s ago)
Recent Port Calls:
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Ex Names History
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