(../../../../favicon_aje.ico) Cargo ship sinks after collision off Turkiye’s Istanbul, 10 crew missing | News | Al Jazeera    (https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/2/turkiye-launches-search-for-cargo-ship-after-vessels-collide-off-istanbul)                                             (https://www.aljazeera.com/xml/rss/all.xml)  (https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2026/9/2/turkiye-launches-search-for-cargo-ship-after-vessels-collide-off-istanbul)  (https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/AA-20260902-42364938-42364935-SILIVRI_ACIKLARINDA_IKI_GEMI_CARPISTI-1-1788332939.jpg?resize=1200%2C630)  (../../../../wp-content/uploads/2026/09/AA-20260902-42364938-42364935-SILIVRI_ACIKLARINDA_IKI_GEMI_CARPISTI-1-1788332939.jpg@resize=770,513&quality=80)     (https://cdn.cookielaw.org) (https://cdn.cookielaw.org) (https://cdn.cookielaw.org) (https://cdn.cookielaw.org/scripttemplates/otSDKStub.js) (https://www.google-analytics.com) (https://www.google-analytics.com) (https://www.google-analytics.com) (https://static.chartbeat.com/) (https://static.chartbeat.com/) (https://static.chartbeat.com/) (../../../../static/css/vendor~main~d08ff9cb.24bf1742.r2.chunk.css) (../../../../static/css/component~main~748942c6.6c6e15fe.r2.chunk.css) (../../../../static/css/component~main~b07b7304.25927f0e.r2.chunk.css) (../../../../static/css/component~main~6e6dca10.74fd263a.r2.chunk.css) (../../../../static/css/component~main~5db14389.c7afea12.r2.chunk.css) (../../../../static/media/Roboto-Bold.52bb58c8.woff2) (../../../../static/media/Roboto-Regular.c5bf51b6.woff2)  (../../../../static/css/vendor~aje/containers/home-page~components/video-article/videoPageDispatcher~containers/amp-live-blo~5f903362.2e08e417.r2.chunk.css)  (../../../../static/css/component~aje/containers/home-page~components/video-article/videoPageDispatcher~containers/amp-live-~9c0c5d0c.c65718e9.r2.chunk.css)  (../../../../static/css/component~components/video-article/videoPageDispatcher~containers/amp-live-blog-container~containers~72501995.3d2cbba2.r2.chunk.css)  (../../../../static/css/component~components/video-article/videoPageDispatcher~pages/amp-article~pages/article-page~493df0b3.1e546aab.r2.chunk.css)  (../../../../static/css/common~493df0b3.5839b1ed.r2.chunk.css)   Skip links (turkiye-launches-search-for-cargo-ship-after-vessels-collide-off-istanbul@traffic_source=rss.html#main-content-area) Skip to Content  (https://www.aljazeera.com/)          (https://www.aljazeera.com/video/live) play    Live    Sign up  Show navigation menu     Navigation menu (https://www.aljazeera.com/news/) News    Show more news sections  (https://www.aljazeera.com/africa/) Africa   (https://www.aljazeera.com/asia/) Asia   (https://www.aljazeera.com/us-canada/) US & Canada   (https://www.aljazeera.com/latin-america/) Latin America   (https://www.aljazeera.com/europe/) Europe   (https://www.aljazeera.com/asia-pacific/) Asia Pacific      (https://www.aljazeera.com/middle-east/) Middle East   (https://www.aljazeera.com/tag/explainer/) Explained   (https://www.aljazeera.com/sports) Sport   (https://www.aljazeera.com/opinion/) Opinion   (https://www.aljazeera.com/videos/) Video   More   Show more sections  (https://www.aljazeera.com/features/) Features   (https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/) Economy   (https://www.aljazeera.com/tag/human-rights/) Human Rights   (https://www.aljazeera.com/climate-crisis) Climate Crisis   (https://www.aljazeera.com/investigations/) Investigations   (https://www.aljazeera.com/interactives/) Interactives   (https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/) In Pictures   (https://www.aljazeera.com/tag/science-and-technology/) Science & Technology   (https://www.aljazeera.com/audio/podcasts) Podcasts   (https://www.aljazeera.com/travel) Travel   (https://www.aljazeera.com/sponsored/) Sponsored Content        (https://www.aljazeera.com/video/live) play    Live    Click here to search search     Sign up        (https://www.aljazeera.com/news/) News   Cargo ship sinks after collision off Turkiye’s Istanbul, 10 crew missing Search and rescue operations under way as authorities lose contact with 10 crew members after a vessel collision near Istanbul.   Listen   Listen (1 min)       Save       Share Cargo ship sinks after collision off Turkiye’s Istanbul, 10 crew missing on social media share-nodes    Share (https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Faje.news%2F7w4xz3) facebook      (https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Cargo%20ship%20sinks%20after%20collision%20off%20Turkiye%E2%80%99s%20Istanbul%2C%2010%20crew%20missing&source=sharethiscom&related=sharethis&via=AJEnglish&url=https%3A%2F%2Faje.news%2F7w4xz3) x    (whatsapp://send?text=https%3A%2F%2Faje.news%2F7w4xz3) whatsapp-stroke    (https://aje.news/7w4xz3)  copylink          google       Add Al Jazeera on Google  info      (The Istanbul Governor's Office reported a collision between two Turkish-flagged commercial vessels off the coast of Silivri and stated that contact could not be established with the 10 crew members on board one of the ships.September2, 2026 [Anadolu])   The Istanbul Governor's Office reported a collision between two Turkish-flagged commercial vessels off the coast of Silivri [Anadolu]   (https://www.aljazeera.com/author/al_jazeera_staff_150119130629458)     By  (https://www.aljazeera.com/author/al_jazeera_staff_150119130629458) Al Jazeera Staff , APand Reuters   Published On 2 Sep 2026 2 Sep 2026    A cargo ship has sunk after colliding with another vessel off the coast of Istanbul, Turkiye’s transport minister said, with 10 crew members missing. The collision took place at 3am (00:00 GMT) in the Marmara Sea a little more than 20 miles (32 kilometres) south of Silivri, a suburb of Turkey’s largest city, the Istanbul governor’s office said in a statement. Recommended Stories list of 2 items list 1 of 2 (https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10/24/refugee-boat-sinks-off-western-turkiye-killing-at-least-14) Refugee boat sinks off western Turkiye, killing at least 14  list 2 of 2 (https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/9/at-least-14-dead-after-migrant-boat-crashes-into-turkish-coastguard-vessel) At least 14 dead after migrant boat crashes into Turkish coastguard vessel   end of list  Contact was lost with the crew of the Tugberk İmamoglu after the collision with the Turkish-flagged Alsu, which appeared undamaged, the governor’s office said. A lifeboat and other debris belonging to the cargo ship Tugberk İmamoglu have been found, but there is no sign of the crew of 10, the General Directorate of Maritime Affairs said in a statement. “It is assessed that the Tugberk İmamoglu vessel sank because it did not respond to any calls and the mobile phones of the personnel on board went unanswered,” the maritime directorate said. (Turkiye Istanbul Sea of Marmara map)  Turkiye Istanbul Sea of Marmara map  “There are 10 seafarers on board, including the captain,” Transport Minister Abdulkadir Uraloglu said. “They are all Turkish. We can say that the sinking occurred rapidly in 11 minutes. No one has been found alive.” The 90-metre (295-foot) Tugberk İmamoglu had been sailing from Turkey’s Mediterranean port of Iskenderun to Eregli in the Black Sea. The 91-metre (298-foot) Alsu was sailing from Kocaeli, east of Istanbul, to Aliaga on the Aegean coast, according to the Marine Traffic website. The Turkish Straits, comprised of the Bosphorus Strait and Dardanelles Strait at either end of the Marmara Sea, are among the busiest shipping lanes in the world, with hundreds of thousands of vessels transiting between the Mediterranean and Black Seas each year. 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