AustriaA freighter sank in the Marmara Sea near Istanbul after colliding with another commercial vessel. The collision occurred around 3:15 AM local time approximately 18 nautical miles off the district of Silivri. Ten crew members are missing, and search efforts are underway by coast guard and helicopter teams. The ship 'Tugberk Imamoglu' sank within 11 minutes, and wreckage parts have been recovered. No survivors have been found yet, and all crew members were Turkish citizens. The other vessel, 'Alsu,' showed no visible damage according to the governor's office. Both ships were flying the Turkish flag and were traveling along one of the world's busiest shipping routes connecting the Mediterranean to the Black Sea via the Bosporus and Dardanelles straits.
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