General cargo ship beached by storm, broke in two, Turkish Black sea, Video

General cargo ship sailing under the flag of Cameroon broke in two at Eregli anchorage, Turkish Black Sea shore, on November 19.

The storm started to shatter the ship Pallada, which went out of control and ran aground, but all ship personnel rescued, in accordance with the latest information given by the authorities of Türkiye.

The General Directorate of Maritime Affairs of Türkiye confirmed that a major ship accident occurred due to severe storm and rain since last night.

It was reported that the ship named Pallada suffered major damage and ran aground due to the storm and heavy rain.

The 1968-built general cargo ship, having a carrying capacity of 3180 t dwt, arrived at Eregli anchorage from Odessa and broke in two. It was stated that there were 13 personnel on the ship, which came from Odessa to Eregli, and the personnel was evacuated.

The ship´s crew is in good health, as the General Directorate of Maritime Affairs of Türkiye reported yesterday.

It was also reported by the authority that there were other incidents in the region.

General cargo ship Kafkametler built in 1992, sailing under the flag of Türkiye, drifted onto breakwater in Eregli on November 19.

The dead body of a seafarer on the Kafkametler ship, which ran aground and lost communication, was found on the Ereğli beach by rescue teams, Turkey’s general directorate for shipping said in a tweet early on Monday.

She was en route from Temryuk Russia to Aliaga, but at night Nov 18 had to call Eregli, trying to shelter from storm, in accordance with various media leaks. “It was drifting towards the K. Ereğli military breakwater before the incident,” the General Directorate of Maritime Affairs said.

There is no information yet on damages, salvage. However, it was reported yesterday by the authority of Türkiye that efforts to contact the ship were unsuccessful and no contact was made with the ship’s 12 personnel.

It is not possible to reach the mentioned area or to have close visual contact due to bad weather conditions.