cargo ship carrying over 3000 tons of Aground corn from Ukraine in Istanbul on Thursday, traffic stop on Bosphorus in The first Such an incident since an export agreement was reached by the United Nations and Ankara in July.
Governor of Istanbul office A shipping company said the 173-meter (567-foot) Lady Zahme was securely attached to the rudder. failure Around 9 p.m. local time.
number one He was injured and the coast guard was attending office He said. His arch was about 150 meters from the shore in The busy Bebek neighborhood, according to Refinitiv Icon and witness data.
Ukraine’s grain exports fell after Russia invaded the country on February 24 and surrounded its ports in the Black Sea while driving up global Food prices and raising concerns of shortage in Africa and the Middle East.
Three ports were opened under the signed agreement on July 22 by Moscow and Kyivmediated by the United Nations and Ankara.
The Istanbul-based Joint Coordination Center – which oversees the agreement and includes officials from the United Nations, Russia, Ukraine and Turks – told Reuters that the ship “was stuck while passing through the strait (and) an emergency boarding operation is underway.” Turkish authorities.
Earlier this week, the Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) said Ms Zehma was allowed to leave the Ukrainian port of Chernomorsk. for Ravenna, Italy, with 3000 tons of corn. The Turkish Tribeca Shipping Company said it contained 30,274 tons of corn.
as such of Wednesday about 1.55 million tons of The commission said grain and other foodstuffs were exported from Ukraine under the agreement, while 139 domestic and foreign flights were enabled.
Such incidents are rare on The picturesque Bosphorus, which divides the largest Turkish region city It connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and beyond with the Mediterranean Sea.
