A cargo ship carrying 11 crew members sank off the coast of Istanbul in the Asian part of the city. This was reported by Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim. "Unfortunately one of our cargo ships sank in the Black Sea last night," said the Turkish prime minister, adding that the causes of the accident are not yet clear. "Search and rescue operations are still ongoing." According to reports from the Turkish news agency Dogan, the cargo ship Bilal Bal was carrying a load of cast iron from Turkey's northwestern province of Bursa to the northern province of Zonguldak. Three ships, a helicopter and a plane are participating in the rescue operations. Some empty lifeboats and some floating vests were found.
