A Comoros-flagged containership, Amnah, tilted sideways and then capsized at the Ambarli port in Turkey.
The incident took place on Monday at about 04.00 hrs local time due to imbalanced load distribution.
The rescue team evacuated 10 of the 15 crewmembers, while the remaining five were forced to jump into the waters around the 101-m-long ship. One of the crew members sustained minor injuries and was taken to the hospital for medical treatment.
Turkish General Directorate of Shipping said in a social media post that a floating barrier was deployed around the ship to control the risk of pollution, while the rescue operations were initiated under the coordination of the port authority.
The incident is still under investigation, and the final report is expected once salvage operations and technical assessments are concluded.
The 508 teu ship recently changed its name from FESCO Nagaevo and has been working for the Turkish shipping firm Sidra Line. Ship register Equasis shows the 1996-built vessel switched ownership and flag in October from Russian carrier FESCO to Belize-registered Amnah Maritime.
🚨Ambarlı Marport Limanı’nda yan yatan Comoros bayraklı AMNAH isimli konteyner gemisindeki 15 personel tahliye edildi. Gemi etrafı yüzer bariyerle çevrilerek deniz kirliliği riski kontrol altına alındı. Kurtarma çalışmaları liman başkanlığımız koordinasyonunda başladı. pic.twitter.com/GPYTjwEXfO
