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Syrian crew die as elderly ship sinks off Turkish coast

A 30-year-old Guinea-Bissau flagged general cargo ship with 14 Syrian crew sank off Turkey’s Mediterranean coast early on Wednesday morning, killing at least three of them. Eight people were rescued while efforts continued to find the other missing crew.

The Joe 2, laden with a cargo of aluminium, sank off the coast of Kumluca, in Antalya province, while heading to Ukraine from the Turkish port of Iskenderun.

Sam Chambers

Starting out with the Informa Group in 2000 in Hong Kong, Sam Chambers became editor of Maritime Asia magazine as well as East Asia Editor for the world’s oldest newspaper, Lloyd’s List. In 2005 he pursued a freelance career and wrote for a variety of titles including taking on the role of Asia Editor at Seatrade magazine and China correspondent for Supply Chain Asia. His work has also appeared in The Economist, The New York Times, The Sunday Times and The International Herald Tribune.
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