Two individuals have been arrested as part of the investigation conducted by the Silivri Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office in Istanbul regarding the September 2 collision between the tanker ALSU and the vessel Tuğberk İmamoğlu in the Marmara Sea.
Sea-news.az reports this, citing Haber Global.
Two ships collided in Turkey: Missing persons reported — DETAILS
Within the scope of the investigation, 9 out of the 10-person crew of the ALSU vessel (excluding the cook) were questioned as suspects. Following the preliminary report prepared by the expert commission appointed by the prosecutor’s office, six of the suspects whose statements were taken on board the vessel were brought before a judge.
The court ruled to impose pre-trial detention measures on the first and third captains of the ALSU vessel, while four other individuals were placed under judicial control.
To recall, as a result of the collision, the Tuğberk İmamoğlu sank, and its 10-member crew remains missing.
