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Turkish Dredger Towed to Safety After Machinery Failure Off Istanbul
Turkey's Directorate General of Coastal Safety (KEGM) reported a machinery failure of the Turkish dredger Albayrak 5 near Haydarpaşa Breakwater on 20 May while en-route from Istanbul to Sile. KEGM dispatched Kurtarma 9 to tow the vessel, with Kurtarma-13 and Mehmetcik-13 providing escort assistance. The vessel was safely escorted to the Ahırkapı Iron Field with no injuries or pollution reported. Albayrak 5 is a Suction Dredger built in 1987, measuring 98.3 meters in length and 17.35 meters in width.




