Fire erupts on foreign-flagged vessel off Türkiye’s Black Sea coast

A fire broke out Friday evening aboard a foreign-flagged vessel off the coast of Kefken, in Kocaeli’s Kandira district in northwestern Türkiye, prompting a large-scale emergency response.

Screengrab shows the location and details of the foreign-flagged vessel off the coast of Kefken, in Kocaeli’s Kandira district in northwestern Türkiye, accessed on Nov. 28, 2025. (IHA Photo)

The blaze erupted in the Black Sea under still-unknown circumstances, quickly spreading across the ship.

In a statement, the Kocaeli Governor’s Office said teams from the Coastal Safety Directorate, the Coast Guard, the National Medical Rescue Team (UMKE), and ambulance services were dispatched to the scene.

Photo shows smoke billowing from the foreign-flagged vessel off the coast of Kefken, in Kocaeli’s Kandira district in northwestern Türkiye, on Nov. 28, 2025. (IHA Photo)

“A fire of unknown cause has occurred on a foreign-flagged vessel off Kefken in Kandira. Coastal Safety, Coast Guard, UMKE, and ambulance teams have been dispatched to the area, and necessary interventions are being carried out,” the statement said. “We extend our well wishes and respectfully inform the public.”

Efforts to contain and extinguish the fire are ongoing.

Details to follow...

November 28, 2025 08:05 PM GMT+03:00