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Collision in the Bosphorus

The "Kalamis" was in a head-on collision with the "Erdem Karadeniz" off Haydarpasha at Sarayburnu, near the Topkapı Palace in the morning of May 4, 2013. The accident happened due to heavy fog. Three passengers were injured. The "Kalamis" was crossing from Kadikoy to Karakoy when it hit the "Erdem Karadeniz" of Dentur Avrasya. The injured passengers were transferred to land by the fast rescue boats "Kiyem 3" and "Kiyiemniyeti 4" as well as the "Kurtama 5" of the Turkish Coastal Safety Administration. The public ferry was running between the Kadıköy dock on the Anatolian side and the Eminönü dock on Istanbul’s historic peninsula, the “Erdem Karadeniz” was serving the route between the Kabataş dock and the Prince’s Islands in the Marmara Sea on the Anatolian side. The boat returned back to Kabataş after the collision. After the incident, all ferry services have been temporarily suspended until better weather conditions. Report with photo: http://www.seanews.com.tr/article/ACCIDENTS/101304/Erdem-Karadeniz-Kalamis-Collision/