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According to MANA, the Dogan news agency said the Volgo Don 203 ran aground in high winds ( Lodos) late Friday off Istanbul’s Kartal district, in the Sea of Marmara.
The coast guard, sea police, firefighters and ambulances were dispatched to rescue the crew.
The state-run Anadolu Agency reports that a second ship also ran aground in the area and its crew was safely evacuated.