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A suspected piece of missile wreckage washed ashore near the Ayancik district of Sinop province on Türkiye's Black Sea coast, prompting a response from the Turkish Coast Guard Command and gendarmerie units, who secured the area and removed civilians from the scene.
The object was spotted floating in the sea by residents near the Oluza locality of Bahceli village and reported to emergency services via the 112 call center.
Security teams dispatched to the scene took precautionary measures, cleared bystanders from the surrounding area, and removed the object for examination.
An investigation has been launched, and teams are continuing to work at the location.
Images circulating from the scene suggest the object is the first-stage rocket motor of a 57E6 missile, the surface-to-air interceptor used in Russia's Pantsir short-range air defense system.
The provenance and circumstances under which the debris reached the Turkish coastline were not immediately established.
The Black Sea has seen significant military activity since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, with both sides conducting drone and missile operations in and around the waterway.
Türkiye, which controls the Bosphorus and Dardanelles straits, has maintained a policy of neutrality while closing the straits to foreign warships under the Montreux Convention.
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