Search and rescue
Migrant boat sinks off Çanakkale, killing at least 20 people
A rubber dinghy carrying migrants sank off Türkiye's northern Aegean coast on March 15, killing at least 21 people, officials have said.
Turkish Coast Guard personnel rescued two migrants from the sea off the town of Eceabat in Çanakkale province, while two others were able to reach the shore by themselves, Governor İlhami Aktaş said.
Search for Missing Ivana from Dupnitsa Persists with Police and Gendarmerie Efforts
The search for 17-year-old Ivana from Dupnitsa enters another day with dedicated efforts from police and gendarmerie personnel in the field. As the investigation unfolds, the headquarters diligently sifts through various pieces of information and orchestrates the coordinated actions of the search teams.
EU watchdog wants new search and rescue rules
The European Union's administrative watchdog called Wednesday for a change to Europe's search and rescue rules following an inquiry into last year's sinking of a rusty fishing boat, the Adriana, carrying hundreds of migrants while traveling from Libya to Italy.
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ROV deployed to locate sunken cargo ship crew
The search for five of the six missing crew on board Batuhan A cargo ship that sank off in the Marmara Sea continues with an unmanned underwater robot.
Considering the possibility that the crew may have been thrown overboard, the teams are conducting their searches both above and underwater.
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Cargo ship sinks in Marmara Sea with 6 crew members
Search and rescue units on Feb. 15 initiated efforts to locate six crew members onboard a cargo ship that sank in the Marmara Sea in the country's northwest.
Teams were alerted to an emergency signal at 6:32 a.m. on Feb. 15 from the cargo ship "Batuhan A," a 69-meter cargo vessel that sunk off İmralı Island.
Turkey: Gold mine landslide - At least nine trapped
Search and rescue operation with a 400 rescue team
Bulgarian Border Ship Rescues 44 Migrants Near Lesvos
Off the coast of Lesvos, the Bulgarian border ship "Balchik" has rescued 44 migrants, including 10 children, who were in distress. The Ministry of the Interior confirmed the successful rescue, which took place on Wednesday morning following a distress signal.
Lesvos: 57 migrants found, 2 bodies recovered, one person missing
Greek authorities on Tuesday located 57 migrants and recovered the bodies of two individuals on a rocky shore along the northeastern coast of Lesvos in the eastern Aegean. One person was said to remain missing.
It's been confirmed: The plane with "Rio Tinto" staff members crashed; Six died
The accident took place in the Canadian Northwest Territories, Canadian authorities said.
The Canadian Transportation Safety Board and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police confirmed multiple fatalities in Tuesday's crash. The jet belonged to the regional carrier "Northwestern Air" and came down only about 500 meters from the end of the runway at the Fort Smith Regional Airport.
Shipwreck with 21 migrants off Rhodes, rescue operation under way
A shipwreck with 21 migrants occurred off the coast of Rhodes in Turkish territorial waters in the early hours of Saturday.
Three people are missing, as reported by Greek state broadcaster ERT.
The Turkish Coast Guard rescued 18 individuals. Joint efforts with the Greek Coast Guard are underway to locate the missing three.