(MENAFN- The Journal Of Turkish Weekly) The body of the captain, who was killed in an attack on a Turkish cargo ship off the Libyan coast, has arrived at Fethiye Port in Turkey's southwestern Mugla province.
Ilker Buyukdere, third captain of the Tuna-1 ship, was killed on Sunday as the ship was targeted by consecutive artillery attacks while it was traveling about 20 kilometers off the coast of Tobruk.
His body was brought back to Turkey on board of a Turkish coast guard boat and taken to Fethiye District State Hospital in an ambulance for autopsy.
Fethiye Governor Ekrem Calik told reporters that the ship that was attacked was expected to arrive in the area Tuesday evening.
He added that it will dock near Sovalye Island, near Fethiye, in order for prosecutors to examine the ship.
The Turkish Foreign Ministry had confirmed Monday that the "Tuna-1" Turkish cargo ship had been attacked off the coast of Libya's port city of Tobruk.
"The Tuna-1 ship flagged with Cook Island was attacked in international waters about 13 miles [21 kilometers] off the coast of Tobruk, when it was carrying a drywall cargo from Spain," the ministry said in a statement.
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu described the attack as "barbaric," and said Tobruk authorities had not yet issued a statement.
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