Russian vessel attacked by drone runs aground off Türkiye's coast

The Russian dry cargo vessel Omskiy-107, damaged in an attack near the port of Novorossiysk, was carried by waves to the northern coast of Türkiye, where it ran aground.

Source: Turkish news agency DHA, as reported by European Pravda

Details: The vessel ran aground near Alaçalı beach in Şile, in Istanbul province. According to witnesses who spotted the vessel heading towards the shore, coast guard units were dispatched to the area.

Teams that arrived at the scene took safety measures in the area where the vessel ran aground and launched an investigation.

It was found that the wheelhouse burned and sustained serious damage. It has since emerged that the crew on board abandoned the vessel in lifeboats after the attack.

The Russian-flagged vessel Omskiy-107 is registered at the port of Taganrog. It has recently been transporting cargo between ports in southern Russia and Türkiye. The exact date of the attack on it is not yet known, though Russian media reported that the dry cargo vessel was attacked by a drone in the Black Sea.

Background:

• In early August, Türkiye called on Russia and Ukraine to take steps to ensure the safety of shipping in the Black Sea after a drone attack near the Russian port of Novorossiysk damaged a Turkish-owned vessel and left three crew members seriously injured.
• Following this, media reported that Türkiye is restricting the movement of some commercial vessels into the Black Sea, citing concerns over the large number of attacks in the region.
• On the night of 28-29 May, Russia carried out a targeted strike on a Turkish vessel travelling from a port in Odesa Oblast to Türkiye, sparking a fire.

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