31.10.2026 13:40
The Barbados-flagged container ship RMS Team, which caught fire after being attacked by a Ukrainian UAV in the Black Sea on August 21, was escorted through the Bosphorus by Coastal Safety tugboats. Ship traffic in the strait was suspended during the passage. In the attack, 11 of the 12 crew members on board were rescued, and one crew member went missing.
The Barbados-flagged container ship damaged in a UAV attack carried out by Ukraine off the BLACK SEA was passed through the Istanbul Strait. The ship, escorted by tugs affiliated with the Directorate General of Coastal Safety, was filmed from the air by a drone.
IT WAS ATTACKED BY A UAV ON AUGUST 21
While sailing from Turkey's Gemlik Port to Russia's Novorossiysk Port, the Barbados-flagged container ship named RMS Team was attacked by a Ukrainian Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) off the Black Sea on August 21, and a fire broke out in its living quarters, engine room and on its deck. The ship suffered heavy damage in the attack, and holes formed in areas near the waterline. Of the 12 crew members on board, 11 were rescued by the crew of the nearby container ship named Lider Perihan and handed over to Turkish Coast Guard teams. One crew member was reported missing.
THE SHIP'S PASSAGE WAS FILMED FROM THE AIR
After the attack, the RMS Team, towed with rescue and support vessels, was first taken to Samsun Port. It was then brought to the entrance of the Istanbul Strait by the Kazım Bey tug belonging to PGE Tug Salvage Denizcilik.
The ship, towed by tugs affiliated with the Directorate General of Coastal Safety, was passed through the Istanbul Strait. During the passage, ship traffic in the strait was suspended, and the passage of the container ship named RMS Team, which is 146.39 meters long and 23 meters wide, was filmed from the air by a drone.