14.08.2025 18:31
The search efforts for businessman Halit Yukay, on the 10th day, found a seat belonging to Yukay's boat "Graywolf" washed ashore on the coast of Karabiga district in Çanakkale.
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Businessman Halit Yukay set sail from Yalova to Bozcaada on August 4 at 15:10 with his own boat named 'Graywolf'. On the same day, the Coast Guard teams were activated upon the report of Yukay's relatives, who had not heard from him.
MISSING SINCE AUGUST 5
While the teams started search operations, a report was made on August 5 around 14:30 that half-sunken boat parts were seen on the sea surface from a commercial ship sailing off the coast of Turanköy in the Kapıdağ Peninsula of Balıkesir. The Coast Guard Southern Marmara Group Command teams went to the given coordinates. A helicopter, a diving team, and 7 floating units from the Coast Guard Command initiated a search and rescue operation. The diving team also dived to the half-sunken boat, but no results were obtained from the searches. In the examination by the teams, it was determined that the motor serial number of the broken boat matched that of Halit Yukay's boat. Underwater images of the boat, which the Coast Guard Southern Marmara Group Command teams dived to, showed that it had been broken apart.
EXPERT ASSIGNED
Yukay, who has a yacht shipyard and company in the Altınova district of Yalova, and works as an engineer and chief designer in yacht production, was also seen leaving the port with his boat. In the footage, Halit Yukay is seen departing from the port, while an expert examination was initiated on the broken 'Graywolf' boat, which was pulled to Ekinlik Island and lifted ashore by a crane, to determine the cause of the accident as part of the investigation conducted by the Marmara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office.
PARTS WASHED ASHORE
The frogmen from the Bursa Police Department's Marine Port Branch, the Çanakkale Police Department's Marine Port Branch, and the Samsun Police Department's Marine Port Branch found parts believed to belong to Yukay's boat 'Graywolf' washed up on the rocks north of Paşalimanı Island on the 6th day of the search operations.
CARGO SHIP CAPTAIN ARRESTED AFTER APPEAL
The captain of the cargo ship named 'Arel 7', who was alleged to have collided with Yukay's broken boat, was detained in Yalova on charges of 'causing death by negligence' and was released under judicial control with a travel ban. However, upon the appeal of the Yalova Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, he was re-arrested in Istanbul.
SCRATCHES ON THE FRONT OF THE SHIP
Radar movements of the ship alleged to have collided with Halit Yukay's broken yacht emerged, and in the examination by the Coast Guard teams, it was determined that there were scratches on the front of the cargo ship. The Yalova Chief Public Prosecutor's Office is scrutinizing the ship traffic in the area and the route of 'Arel 7', and two photographs showing the scratches on the ship were also included in the investigation file. In a photo taken a day before the accident on August 3 in Çanakkale, no marks were seen on the front of the ship, while in a photo taken a day after the accident on August 5 in Izmit, where the ship was delivering its cargo, the distinct marks and impact on the front of 'Arel 7' were noticeable.
WHEN THEY ARRIVED AT THE PORT, THEY CHECKED THE MARKS ON THE FRONT OF THE SHIP
Footage of the moments when the cargo ship named 'Arel 7', which is believed to have collided with Yukay's boat, arrived at the Izmit port has also emerged. In the security camera footage, at around 04:00 on August 5, the captain C.T. of 'Arel 7' and the crew were seen disembarking at 04:17, going to the front of the ship to look at it, and then stopping at the bow and looking back at the ship. The photographs of the ship, which had distinct scratch marks on the front, along with these images, were also included in the investigation file.
HE STATED THAT HE FELT A JOLT IN HIS STATEMENT
As the investigation into how the scratches on the front of the 92-meter long and 11-meter wide ship occurred continues, the arrested captain C.T. stated in his testimony at the Yalova court that he felt a jolt while sailing, saying, "We had passed Marmara Island. I felt a jolt, I couldn't understand it, I looked ahead and saw two pieces on my right and left. I saw them as wooden pieces. I passed through the middle, but after going a little further, I turned back with the ship. I didn't feel comfortable. At that moment, I saw a life buoy. I couldn't understand what the wooden pieces I saw on my right and left were. When I realized it wasn't something related to me, I continued on my way."
SEARCHES FOCUSED ON THE ÇANAKKALE SIDE
The search operations are being carried out by the Coast Guard Southern Marmara Group Command, the Bursa Police Department's Marine Port Branch, the Samsun Police Department's Marine Port Branch, and the Izmir Police Department's Marine Port Branch teams. While the coastline of Erdek district in Balıkesir is being scanned by the sea police, the Coast Guard teams intensified their efforts on the Çanakkale side. The Coast Guard teams, which are conducting their operations with 6 units in the area, found a boat seat washed ashore at the Karabiga coast. It was determined that the seat belonged to Yukay's boat 'Graywolf'.
The search operations in the area are being carried out by the Coast Guard teams with the support of the sea police.
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