08 Dec 2016 / Bosphorus, Turkey
Transit taffic in the Bosphorus was halted at 12:25 hours local time today (8 December) after a 225M bulk carrier suffered an engine malfunction around the Kurucesme area during her northbound transit.
Coastal safety tugs were deployed to assist the vessel and it was escorted to the Southern Bosphorus Anchorage. Traffic resumed at 15:40 hours local time.
For information about operations in the Turkish Straits contact GAC Istanbul at [email protected]
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