Greek-flagged tanker, Turkish boat collision kills 4 in Med

By Sezgin Pancar, Eren Bozkurt, and Ibrahim Erikan

ADANA, Turkey (AA) - At least four people were killed after a Greek-flagged tanker and a Turkish fishing boat collided Wednesday in the Mediterranean, according to local authorities.

The governor’s office in the southern Adana province said bodies of four out of five people on board the fishing boat were recovered.

Turkey’s Coast Guard Command also said in an earlier statement that search and rescue efforts were initiated for the missing people.

The collision occurred 15 nautical miles off Adana's Karatas district at 5.50 a.m. local time (0250GMT), it added.

* Writing by Sena Guler in Ankara.