Divers from the Turkish naval forces were able to locate and bring to the surface “the body of cargo personnel” It would be the body of the ship's 33-year-old cook, according to the private Turkish channel NTV. The cargo ship, which was carrying more than 1,000 tonnes of marble dust, sent a distress signal on Thursday while it was off the island of Imrali, located around fifty kilometers from the southern shores of Istanbul.
A video sent by one of the missing sailors to his wife before the sinking shows water entering the ship.