29.10.2026 12:06
While search efforts continued for the 10 missing crew members of the Tuğberk İmamoğlu ship, which sank after colliding with the ship named ALSU in the Sea of Marmara on September 2, a painful development occurred. Search-and-rescue teams found the lifeless body of a man in the area where the accident occurred. While it is being investigated whether the unidentified person is one of the missing sailors, an examination will be carried out at the Forensic Medicine Institution to determine the exact identity and cause of death.
A new development has occurred in the search efforts for the missing crew of the Tuğberk İmamoğlu ship that sank in the Sea of Marmara. While the lifeless body of a man was found at sea, it has not yet become clear whether the person is one of the 10 missing sailors.
SAD NEWS FROM THE SHIP WHERE 10 CREW MEMBERS WENT MISSING
During the search and rescue efforts launched after the ship accident that occurred in the Sea of Marmara on September 2, the lifeless body of a person was recovered. The identity of the body found during the efforts carried out in the area where the ship named Tuğberk İmamoğlu sank has not yet been determined. The teams are investigating whether the person removed from the sea is one of the crew members who went missing after the accident. The investigation launched after the incident and the efforts to reach the missing sailors are continuing.
TWO COMMERCIAL SHIPS COLLIDED IN THE SEA OF MARMARA
The accident occurred in the Sea of Marmara on September 2. The ships named ALSU and Tuğberk İmamoğlu, which were engaged in commercial activity, collided for a reason not yet disclosed. After the collision, the ship named Tuğberk İmamoğlu sank. No news could be received from the 10-person crew on board. After the accident, search and rescue efforts were launched to reach the missing sailors. In the activities carried out across the sea, the teams continued to track the missing crew.
LIFELESS BODY OF A MAN FOUND AT SEA
While the search and rescue efforts were continuing, the lifeless body of a person was recovered in the incident area. In the initial assessments made, it was determined that the body belonged to a man. However, the identity of the body has not yet been determined. Therefore, no definitive conclusion could be reached as to whether the person found is one of the missing crew of the Tuğberk İmamoğlu ship. The teams have initiated procedures for identification.
LIFELESS BODY TO BE SENT TO THE FORENSIC MEDICINE INSTITUTE
Initial examination procedures will be performed on the body found at sea. Then the lifeless body will be sent to the Forensic Medicine Institute for definitive identification and determination of the cause of death. In the forensic examination, the person's identity as well as the cause of death will be investigated.