Türkiye: DRONE - Turkish-flagged commercial vessel ‘ALSU’ anchors off Istanbul’s Silivri after collision.

SHOTLIST: ISTANBUL, TÜRKİYE (SEPT. 3, 2026) 1. VARIOUS OF DRONE SHOTS OF COMMERCIAL VESSEL ALSU ANCHORED OFF SILIVRI IN MARMARA SEA / OFFICIALS WORKINGISTANBUL, TÜRKİYE - SEPT. 3, 2026: The Turkish-flagged commercial vessel “ALSU” remains anchored off Istanbul’s Silivri coast after a collision in the Marmara Sea. Emergency teams conducted round-the-clock search and rescue operations Thursday, Sept. 3, after two Turkish-flagged commercial vessels collided off the coast of Silivri in Istanbul, sending one of the ships to the bottom. Rescuers worked through the night in the Sea of Marmara near the site where the vessel went down. The Istanbul Provincial Disaster and Emergency Directorate established a crisis coordination center in Silivri to monitor the operation. A total of 18 maritime units, five helicopters, two unmanned aerial vehicles, one aircraft and a Turkish Navy vessel conducting underwater searches are taking part in the operation, alongside teams from the Coast Guard, Directorate General of Coastal Safety, Turkish Navy, AFAD and Turkish Red Crescent. The ALSU tanker, which was not damaged in the collision, remains anchored off Silivri. Families and relatives of the crew members aboard the sunken vessel are also waiting in the area as search and rescue efforts continue. Authorities are providing them with regular updates on the operation. The collision occurred at around 3 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 2, about 18 nautical miles (35 kilometers) south of Silivri. On Wednesday, the Turkish-flagged commercial vessel Alsu, which was sailing from Kocaeli to Aliaga, collided at around 3 am local time (0000GMT) with the Turkish-flagged commercial vessel Tugberk Imamoglu, which was traveling from Iskenderun Port to Karadeniz Eregli, according to the Istanbul Governor's Office. The collision occurred 18 nautical miles south of Silivri. Authorities said contact with Tugberk Imamoglu was lost following the collision and the vessel was believed to have sunk. Search teams later found an empty lifeboat, life rings and other equipment belonging to the vessel on the sea surface, but no crew members were located. Turkish Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloglu said on Wednesday that the vessel appeared to have sunk within about 11 minutes of the collision. The Turkish Navy joined the search and rescue operation on Wednesday, deploying several vessels and an unmanned aerial vehicle to the area. The Silivri Chief Public Prosecutor's Office launched an investigation into the collision and ordered expert examinations as well as the collection of navigation, radar and communication records to determine the cause of the accident and any possible responsibility.