Collision of a Ship Coming from Russia near Istanbul

The Turkish General Directorate of Coast Guard announced that a cargo ship coming from Russia collided with a container ship off the coast of Istanbul, and the incident did not result in any injuries. A source from the directorate told the "Novosti" agency: "The New Legend vessel, which is 228 meters long, collided with the Elbsun container ship, which is 141 meters long, at the last dock at Kilyos in the Sea of Marmara." He added that the New Legend, flying the Hong Kong flag, was en route from Russia to Malaysia, while the Elbsun container ship flies the flag of Portugal. The Turkish Coast Guard confirmed that there were no injuries from the incident, nor were there any recorded environmental damages.