A Turkish-flagged cargo ship sank following a collision with a freighter near the entrance to the Bosphorus Strait on the Black Sea side, killing one crew member.
The Turkish General Directorate of Coast Safety reports that the MV Sengul-K collided with the MV Akel near the town of Riva early Wednesday morning, sinking the Akel.
Eight people were rescued, including one injured, and the body of a ninth person was recovered by search and rescue crews a few hours later.
Wednesday incident is the latest for the greater Turkish Straits area. On Monday, a cargo ship allided with a shoreside villa, resulting in severe damage to the house and a few hour closure of the busy Bosphorus Strait.
Earlier this year, a Liberian-flagged tanker ran aground near Istanbul, a cruise ship and a tanker collided in the Dardanelles Strait, and a cargo ship carrying fertilizer ran aground also in the Dardanelles Strait.