An unmanned sea vehicle of unknown origin was found by fishermen at night off the coast of Trabzon’s Çarşıbaşı district. On suspicion that it may be loaded with a bomb, the unmanned sea vehicle was towed to Yoroz Port.
According to the information received, when the fishermen fishing off the coast of Çarşıbaşı saw a sea vehicle they had never seen before in the sea, they tied it to their boats and pulled it to the shore. After the notification about the sea vehicle, the Coast Guard teams came to the region, and the unmanned sea vehicle was towed to Yoroz Port. The investigation of the unmanned sea vehicle by expert SAT teams continues.
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Source: Milliyet TV News
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