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31 August 2026

Two attack-damaged ships wash up on Turkish Black Sea coast

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Two attack-damaged ships wash up on Turkish Black Sea coast

Two merchant ships damaged in separate attacks around the Black Sea washed up on Turkey’s coast on Sunday. The Hong Kong-flagged chemical/products tanker Golden Sapling grounded at Geyikkoşan in Samsun province after drifting unmanned for several days. Turkish agency DHA reported the 19,455 dwt tanker had been damaged in a drone attack around 90 nautical …

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