A Turkish-managed multipurpose vessel is listing in the Middle East Gulf after colliding with a larger handysize vessel, Turkish authorities reported on Monday.
The crew of the 8,700-dwt Knidos (built 2000) were evacuated on a life raft after the ship’s engine room took on water in the wake of a collision with the 28,400-dwt Nadeen (built 2005).
Officials at the Knidos’s management company, Elkenz Denizcilik in Istanbul, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
However, Turkey’s general directorate for shipping, which reported the incident, said that all of the ship’s 13 seafarers left safely and were rescued by the Nadeen.
“It has been confirmed that all crew members are in good health and there was no loss of life,” the directorate said.
Citing a Knidos officer, the Turkish government agency added that the Turkish ship was hit by the Nadeen on its starboard stern shoulder.
The incident probably took place at night as Turkish authorities were alerted to it by a signal from Iranian peers at 00:47 Istanbul time.
The Knidos, whose crew includes five citizens of Turkey and Azerbaijan, is flying the flag of Panama.
The Nadeen is registered in St Vincent and the Grenadines under the management of single-ship, Marshall Islands-based Caesar Shipping.
Iranian authorities in Bandar Abbas dispatched search-and-rescue teams to the region of the incident.
