# Tanker captain arrested over cargo ship sinking off Istanbul, prosecutors say

https://mins.news/en/item/45175

- euronews, 2026-09-04 10:13 UTC
- World
- Original: http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/09/04/tanker-captain-arrested-over-cargo-ship-sinking-off-istanbul-prosecutors-say

> Prosecutors say a tanker captain has been arrested over the sinking of a cargo ship off Istanbul. Search and rescue efforts continue, but teams have not yet reached the Tuğberk İmamoğlu wreck or found its voyage data recorder, also known as the black box.

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