The ship got stuck near Alaçalı beach in the Şile district, Istanbul province. Upon witnesses noticing the ship being carried ashore, coastal guard units were dispatched to the area.
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The arriving brigades took security measures in the area where the ship was stuck and began an investigation.
The ship’s crew fled
It was determined that the captain’s bridge was heavily damaged and burned. It is reported that after the attack, the ship’s crew left it in lifeboats.
The ship “Omskij-107,” flying the Russian flag and registered in the port of Taganrog, recently transported cargo between southern Russian and Turkish ports. The exact date of the attack is not yet known, but Russian media reported that the bulk carrier was attacked by a drone in the Black Sea.
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At the beginning of August, Turkey urged Russia and Ukraine to take measures to ensure shipping safety in the Black Sea. This call came after a drone attack near the port of Novorossiysk damaged a Turkish-owned ship, and three crew members were seriously injured.
Following this incident, media reports appeared that Turkey, responding to the increased attacks in the region, is restricting the movement of some commercial ships in the Black Sea.
On the night of May 29, Russia struck a targeted blow from the port of the Odessa region to a Turkish ship sailing to Turkey, which caught fire after the attack.
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