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According to the information received, the 190-meter long, 26,828 gross tonne cargo ship “Petra Star” flying from Istanbul to the Russian port of Kavkaz, suffered a machine failure off the coast of Riva.
At the call for help from the ship’s captain, the Rescue 8 and Rescue 11 tugboats affiliated with the General Directorate of Coastal Security were sent to the region.
The freighter drifted for a time due to the current and then anchored close to shore.
Rescue efforts by the teams in the region continue after the incident, where no environmental contamination was experienced.
In the statement made by the governor of Istanbul, it was noted that the ship had a machine failure at 4:55 p.m. and began to drift towards Yön Burnu.
Following the ship’s request for assistance, it was indicated that the Coast Guard ship of the Marmara and Straits Regional Command TCSG-906 of the Coast Guard, the Emergency Response ship Nene Hatun, the Rescue-8 and Rescue -11 of the General Directorate of Coastal Security were immediately directed to the scene of the incident. The ship has not grounded at this time. Our rescue teams (lifeguards) on the ground are ready at the incident area. ”Statements were included.
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AN EXPLANATION FROM THE GOVERNMENT OF ISTANBUL
The Istanbul governorate made a statement about the ship off Riva. In the statement made, “Panama’s PETRA STAR flagged, an empty dry cargo ship sailing from the port of Tekirdağ to the port of Kavkaz in Russia, began to drift at Cape Yön today at 4:55 PM after a failure on a machine. ” It was said.
In the statement, “Following the ship’s request for assistance, the Coast Guard ship of the Marmara and Straits Regional Command TCSG-906 of the Coast Guard and the emergency response ship Nene Hatun of the General Directorate of Coastal Security , Rescate-8 and Rescate-11 the tugboats were immediately directed to the scene of the incident. The ship is not ashore at this time. Our rescue teams (lifeguards) on land are ready in the incident area. ” Statements were included.
