The Coast Guard Authority announced that the Bosphorus, which divides Istanbul into European and Asian regions, is temporarily closed for two-way shipping due to heavy fog. TASS.
The message said, “The bidirectional movement of ships in the Bosphorus was temporarily stopped at 04.35 o’clock due to heavy fog.”
Meteorologists warned of heavy fog in the Marmara Sea and the Istanbul and Dardanelles Straits the previous day between January 1-6. Navigation in these areas has been repeatedly suspended.
1 January reported suspension of the passage of ships through the Bosphorus due to weather conditions. It was noted that the visibility both in Istanbul and on the beach deteriorated due to heavy fog.
Prior to this, it was reported that the work of the Kerch crossing was carried out. stoped Due to heavy fog observed in the water area on the evening of 31 December 2022. Due to bad weather, the ferries could not operate as usual. On the morning of January 1, the transition started working again.