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Bosphorus Strait Traffic Restored Following Incident With Vessel En Route From Istanbul to Ukraine
Bosphorus Strait Traffic Restored Following Incident With Vessel En Route From Istanbul to Ukraine
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On Friday, the Turkish Directorate General of Coastal Safety said that the movement of ships in the Bosphorus Strait had been restored after a dry cargo ship... 03.09.2022, Sputnik International
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Maritime traffic in the Bosphorus Strait was restored following an incident with a dry cargo ship, which was en route from Istanbul to Ukraine on Saturday, the Turkish state television channel TRT has reported. This followed the Turkish Coast Guard saying earlier in the day that traffic through the Bosphorus Strait had been suspended due to the breakdown of the vessel.According to the statement, the Briza was safely anchored in the anchorage area of Akhirkapi, following efforts coordinated by the Istanbul Vessel Traffic Center and supported by the Rescue-5 and Rescue-6 tugs, as well as a Coast Guard boat.The developments come after the Turkish Directorate General of Coastal Safety tweeted on Friday that the Bosphorus Strait was “open for the movement of ships” after a cargo ship with Ukrainian grain on board ran aground and blocked maritime traffic in the area.The Directorate previously said that the 173-meter cargo ship Lady Zehma ran aground in the Bosphorus Strait due to rudder failure while sailing from Ukraine to Istanbul. After the vessel blocked the maritime traffic in the strait, several tugs were sent to the scene of the incident, according to the Directorate.The Italian news agency Agi, in turn, reported that the vessel is on its way to the Italian port of Ravenna and is carrying 3 metric tonnes of Ukrainian grain.
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Bosphorus Strait Traffic Restored Following Incident With Vessel En Route From Istanbul to Ukraine
04:21 GMT 03.09.2022 (Updated: 20:56 GMT 19.10.2022) On Friday, the Turkish Directorate General of Coastal Safety said that the movement of ships in the Bosphorus Strait had been restored after a dry cargo ship carrying Ukrainian grain had run aground and blocked maritime traffic.
Maritime traffic in the Bosphorus Strait was restored following an incident with a dry cargo ship, which was en route from Istanbul to Ukraine on Saturday, the Turkish state television channel TRT has reported.
This followed the Turkish Coast Guard saying earlier in the day that traffic through the Bosphorus Strait had been suspended due to the breakdown of the vessel.
“Our tugboats Kurtarma [Rescue]-5 and Kurtarma-6, as well as a coast guard boat, were promptly dispatched to the scene of the incident involving the 107-meter-long cargo ship Briza, which anchored in Kandilli due to the breakdown,” the coast guard added in a statement on Saturday.
According to the statement, the Briza was safely anchored in the anchorage area of Akhirkapi, following efforts coordinated by the Istanbul Vessel Traffic Center and supported by the Rescue-5 and Rescue-6 tugs, as well as a Coast Guard boat.
The developments come after the Turkish Directorate General of Coastal Safety tweeted on Friday that the Bosphorus Strait was “open for the movement of ships” after a cargo ship with Ukrainian grain on board ran aground and blocked maritime traffic in the area.
The Directorate previously said that the 173-meter cargo ship Lady Zehma ran aground in the Bosphorus Strait due to rudder failure while sailing from Ukraine to Istanbul. After the vessel blocked the maritime traffic in the strait, several tugs were sent to the scene of the incident, according to the Directorate.
The Italian news agency Agi, in turn, reported that the vessel is on its way to the Italian port of Ravenna and is carrying 3 metric tonnes of Ukrainian grain.
