The general cargo ship Yukka, which caught fire near the Turkish port Cide, sank 2 miles off Eregli port. The firefighting tugs extinguished the fire on board, but meanwhile it seriously damaged the hull and decreased the stability of the vessel. The fire started in the cargo holds and engine room and broke the strength of the Ukrainian general cargo vessel. The tugs tried to tow the cargo ship Yukka to the coast, but during the salvage operations the ship got water ingress from the engine room and broke in the middle. With such serious damages the salvage operations were impossible and Yukka sank near the Turkish coast in the waters of Black Sea. The cargo vessel was operating on route from Istanbul to Rostov-on-Don, Russia loaded with ceramics, glass and textile dye. The 13 crew members were rescued and transported to Inebolu, Turkey, as only two officers has minor injuries.
A few days ago we informed you about the fire on board of the general cargo vessel Yukka.