Turkish pleasure boat collides with cargo ship

Published June 16th, 2002 - 02:00 GMT
Al Bawaba
Al Bawaba

A Turkish pleasure boat carrying recent university graduates collided with a ship carrying steel in Istanbul's Bosporus straits, leaving four people missing and 15 others injured, according to reports.  

 

The 'Yeni Besiktas-2,' carrying 26 people celebrating their graduation from a local university, sank after colliding with the Cambodian-flagged 'Modisk-3' near the residential district of Kurucesme, the Anatolia news agency reported.  

 

Twenty-two students and three crewmembers were rescued and authorities were looking for four others, including two students and two crewmembers, the agency added. (Albawaba.com)

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