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Passenger boat and cargo ship collide in the Bosphorus: 12 injured

The passenger boat docked after the collision. Medical personnel provided initial treatment to the injured. According to a statement from the Ministry of Transport, 12 people were injured in the accident.

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A passenger ferry and a cargo ship collided slightly off the coast of Üsküdar in the evening while the ferry was approaching the shore. Passengers inside the vessel were thrown off balance by the impact and sustained minor injuries.

The incident occurred off the coast of Üsküdar in the evening hours. According to information received, a passenger ferry approaching the shore collided with a cargo ship.

As a result of the incident, passengers inside the ferry were injured due to the impact.

Once the ferry docked at the shore, the injured passengers were transported to nearby hospitals by ambulances.

Fire and police teams arrived at the scene and took extensive security measures in the surrounding area.

The moment of the incident and the subsequent panic were captured on a mobile phone camera.

The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure announced that 12 people were injured in the accident where a passenger boat and a ship collided in the Bosphorus, that all passengers including the injured were evacuated, and that there was no loss of life or environmental pollution.

In the statement made by the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure regarding the accident in the Bosphorus, it was stated, "Upon receiving information that the ship named ARTVİN and the passenger boat named KAMİL SAYIN collided off the coast of Üsküdar in the Bosphorus, the KEGM-3 and KEGM-4 fast rescue boats belonging to the General Directorate of Coastal Safety of the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure were immediately directed to the scene. Following the incident in which 12 people were injured, information was received that the passenger boat named KAMİL SAYIN was docked at the Üsküdar Pier and all passengers, including the injured, were evacuated, and the boat in question was docked at Harem under the escort of our KEGM-3 boat. The ship named ARTVİN is proceeding to Büyükdere under the escort of our KEGM-4 boat and a pilot captain. No loss of life or environmental pollution occurred in the incident."

TWO CAPTAINS DETAINED

Within the scope of the investigation launched into the accident that occurred as a result of the collision between a cargo ship and a passenger boat in the Bosphorus, the captains of the ship and the passenger boat were detained.

A passenger boat approaching Üsküdar and a dry cargo ship collided in the Bosphorus. While 12 people were injured as a result of the collision, the injured on the boat that docked at the Üsküdar Pier were taken to nearby hospitals by ambulances. Following the incident, the dry cargo ship named ARTVİN was towed to Büyükdere with a tugboat. Within the scope of the investigation launched into the incident, the two captains of the ship and the passenger boat were detained.