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The excursion boat ‘Baba Selavi’ carrying tourists next to the Phosphorus Cave in front of Alanya Castle sank around 11:00 am due to bad weather conditions.
According to the DHA report, tourists and the crew of the ship that sank in a short time jumped into the sea. Those who jumped from the boat into the sea swam to the cliffs of Cape Cilvarda, about 30 meters away.
Other Coast Guard ships and crews rescued some of the tourists. Those rescued from the sinking ship were taken to the Alanya Ship Command of the Coast Guard.
The lifeless body of a missing person was reportedly found in the incident. Divers dive around the wreck to determine if there are missing tourists.
1 TOURIST DEAD, 32 TOURIST AND 5 RESCUE PERSONNEL
In the statement made on the subject, “In the notification that arrived at our 112 Emergency Call Center on November 3, 2020 at 11:01 a.m., 33 passengers of the Russian Federation and 5 staff members were sunk in front of to the Fosforlu Cave of Alanya district (west of Alanya Castle), a daily tourist boat named Baba Selavi. and one person was reported missing. Coast Guard ships were assigned from the sea regarding notification. 32 passengers were rescued by the Coast Guard and the lifeless body of a passenger named Daniyar Mahitov, who died with 32 passengers, was handed over to 112 crews.
