Tanker collided with a cruise ship off Gallipoli coast in Dardanelles Strait Turkey late on Friday. Fortunately, no one was injured in the incident; however, oil leakage was reported from the tanker.

Louis Cristal, a cruise ship registered in Malta, and STI Pimlico, a 182-meter-long oil tanker registered in Marshall Islands, collided around 1:30 a.m. due to unidentified reasons.

The tanker was taken to a safe zone as it was carrying potentially explosive liquid and towing boats applied water to the tanker to prevent any potential fire or explosion.

After the cruise ship carrying 853 passengers and 382 staff was also taken to a safe zone in Gallipoli, the Dardanelles Strait opened to traffic which was closed for passages three hours.