11.11.2026 15:00
Following a report that a ship had drifted and run aground at Ormanlı Beach in Çatalca, Istanbul, teams from the Coast Guard Command and the General Directorate of Coastal Safety went to the area. The teams determined that the ship, which washed ashore also due to the storm, had previously been abandoned by its crew. It is being investigated how the ship drifted to the area and its technical condition.
The ship, which was learned to have been abandoned by its crew in Çatalca, ran aground at Ormanlı Coast under the influence of the storm. Teams from the Coast Guard and the Directorate General of Coastal Safety launched an inspection on the ship.
THE CREW HAD ABANDONED THE SHIP EARLIER
Following a report that a ship had drifted and run aground at Çatalca Ormanlı Coast, teams from the Coast Guard Command and the Directorate General of Coastal Safety sprang into action. The teams, who reached the scene in a short time, determined that the ship had been abandoned earlier by its crew. The teams conducted an inspection inside and around the ship.
INSPECTION CONTINUES
It was learned that the inspection launched to determine how the ship drifted to the area and its technical condition is being continued by Coastal Safety teams.