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[Regnum] The transit of ships in both directions was suspended in the Bosphorus Strait in Turkey due to an accident on one of the dry cargo ships. RIA Novosti reported this on January 27, citing a source in the coast guard.
It is clarified that a cargo ship sailing under the flag of Barbados blocked the Bosphorus Strait on the evening of January 27.
“The 80-meter bulk carrier SNP Pazar experienced an engine problem while sailing through the Bosphorus near the Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge, which led to a temporary halt in transit through the strait in both directions,” the source explained.
According to ship trackers, the ship is heading to the port of Kalymnos in Greece.
Ship trackers show the ship was heading to the Greek port of Kalymnos. According to the source, coast guard boats tried to tow the cargo ship in order to unblock the Bosphorus Canal, which is vital for logistics, connecting the Black Sea with the Marmara Sea, and then, through the Dardanelles, with the Mediterranean.
Earlier, Regnum news agency reported that on January 21, the oil tanker Peria, flying the flag of Liberia, blocked traffic in the Bosphorus Strait. The media reported that the tanker's anchor broke due to bad weather.
The strait remained blocked for 14 hours. According to the Turkish Coast Guard, the passage of ships resumed on the evening of January 21.
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