Turkey Closes Bosphorus Strait Over Malfunctioning Cargo Ship

© AFP 2023 / OZAN KOSEA man fishes on shore of Bosphorus straits as Galata bridge is seen in the background, at Karakoy neighbourhood, in Istanbul, on February 23, 2021.
A man fishes on shore of Bosphorus straits as Galata bridge is seen in the background, at Karakoy neighbourhood, in Istanbul, on February 23, 2021. - Sputnik International, 1920, 12.02.2022
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ANKARA (Sputnik) - The Bosphorus Strait has been closed to traffic due to technical issues that have occurred on a coal-loaded ship, Turkey's Directorate General of Coastal Safety said.
"The Bosphorus was closed to ship traffic due to equipment malfunction on the Liberian-flagged vessel ‘CHENG MAY’, which is 295 meters [968 feet] long and carries about 170,000 tonnes of coal on board," the maritime authority said in a statement.
The Bosphorus Strait is an internationally crucial maritime route located in the northwest of Turkey. The strait forms part of the continental boundary between Asia and Europe.
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