After the collision, the Panama-flagged ship named 'Benitamou' was damaged from the port side at the hatch level 4. The ship, which started to take on water, was anchored at the scene.
In the Doğanarslan position, between the Gallipoli district of Çanakkale and the Şarköy district of Tekirdağ, with the 300-meter-long ship 'Benitamou' carrying cast iron ore from Ukraine to China, and a 172-meter-long wheat-laden ship from Bulgaria to Egypt. The ship named 'BC Vanessa' collided around 0600 hours. It was reported that the ships collided on their way to the anchorage area to wait for entry due to heavy fog in the strait.
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It belongs to the Region, General Directorate of Coastal Safety; 'Nâzım TUR', 'Rescue 4', 'Rescue 15' tugs and 'KEGM-9' and 'Seren-2' boats were dispatched.
After the collision, the Panama-flagged ship named 'Benitamou' was damaged from the port side at the hatch level 4. The ship, which started to take on water, was anchored at the scene. [ilgili-video=77] The 172-meter-long Barbados-flagged ship named 'BC Vanessa', which was damaged by the bow, was towed by tugboats and anchored in the anchorage area No. 7 off Şevketiye, Lapseki district of Çanakkale.
The ships will be surveyed and underwater control will be carried out by divers. It has been learned that Çanakkale Port Authority will make a decision about the course of the ships in line with the reports received.
