Türkiye probes death aboard drone-hit ship
Turkish prosecutors have opened an investigation into the death of a crew member aboard the Panama-flagged cargo ship ASOMATOS, which was struck by multiple drones in Russian waters before sailing to Istanbul.
The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office said the vessel was waiting to load off Russia’s Kavkaz region overnight on July 16-17 when the attacks began at about 12:30 a.m. local time.
A first drone struck the ship’s starboard side. A second hit its funnel and deck, damaging the living quarters on the same side, while a third struck the vessel’s No. 3 crane.
No malfunction was detected in the ship’s engine systems.
