A dry cargo ship sailing from Ukraine in the Bosphorus ran aground, the movement of the ships in the Bosphorus was stopped. This has been reported DEA News” With reference to the Turkish Coast Guard Command.
KURTARMA-5, KURTARMA-6, KURTARMA-9, KURTARMA-12, NAZIM TUR and KEGM-3, KEGM-5 boats were dispatched to the 173-meter-long cargo ship LADY ZEHMA, which ran aground. “Due to a rudder failure on the way from Ukraine to Istanbul,” he said.
Istanbul authorities later announced that no one was injured in the incident. At the same time, the movement of ships in the strait has not yet been restored.
A few days ago, the movement of ships in the Bosphorus stoped Due to the breakdown of the Spartan ship.
A similar incident occurred in May. Movement in the Bosphorus suspended due to the failure of the crude oil tanker RAVA. The ship sailed west from Novorossiysk to the port of Cartagena, Spain, on 26 May. The 249-meter-long tanker drifted through the Bosphorus while passing in front of the Sarıyer district of Istanbul, but was stopped before reaching a negative conclusion. According to other sources, the cause of the emergency was a malfunction of the steering wheel. In addition to towing equipment, KEGM 5 high-speed rescue boats were also sent to the region.