CANAKKALE - The crew of the Cambodian flagged cargo ship named "Kaptan Dursun Akbas" which had ran aground at Canakkale Strait earlier today, are trying to rescue the ship with their own efforts.
After running aground in the Kepez- Dalyan Region, the captain did not ask for rescue assistance, and the crew members are trying to rescue the ship with their own efforts.
The captain is given 6 hours to rescue the ship, if not the ship will be towed away by a tug boat.
Earlier today a cargo ship of 82,50 m length and 520 gross tons of weight which had been carrying 2850 cubic tons of kaolin to the Kepez port of Canakkale from Ukraine had run aground of a reason yet unknown, and a tugboat named "Kurtarma-1" and rescue boat named "Kiyi Emniyeti 10" were sent to the area for security reasons.