Rescued at Sea - Turns Out He Stole the Boat!

türkçe  links to original Turkish article

(Hürriyet Newspaper, 21 August 2020)

                                          Saved!

Istanbul Deniz Otobüsü (IDO passenger-car ferry) Captain Hasan Algam 

noticed a stranded sailor in the Sea of Marmara during his trip from 

Bandırma to Yenikapı on 14 August.  Algam and his crew approached 

the stranded boat and sailor, taking Hasan B., who claimed to be adrift

at sea for 4 days and 3 nights, onboard the ferry. 

 

However (!), Hamza Coşkun caught the evening news and saw that it

was his stolen boat that Hasan B. was rescued from.  Coşkun filed a 

complaint and police tracked down Hasan B. in Darıca district of 

Kocaeli province.  Hasan B. claimed that his friend had stolen the boat

and swam to safety, leaving Hasan B. (evidently a non-swimmer) to 

drift in the Sea of Marmara. 

                                           Unsaved!

It turns out that Hasan B. served time in Germany for murder (!) and

was being sought in Turkey on two theft charges.  He was taken to jail.