A Turkish Pilot lost his life after falling into Bosphorus waters while boarding the ship, per Turkish authorities on Sunday. The deceased, Oguz Kok, was on transfer to extend pilotage service for a bulker at the southern entrance point of the Istanbul waterway.
However, Turkey’s directorate general of coastal safety (KEGM) reports that Kok and an unidentified fellow seafarer entered the sea while attempting to board the open-hatch 31,000-dwt handysize New Siham (built-in 1999).
After a coworker...