Maritime traffic on The Bosphorus is held up in Istanbul because a cargo ship traveling from Ukraine to Istanbul was stranded.
Statement issued by the Directorate General of Coastal Safety said a 142-metre bulk carrier named MKK-1 had run aground. in Omoriri while sailing from Ukraine to Istanbul. Our specialist rescue vessels, the Nene Hatton vessel, and rescue tugboats 5, 8 and 9 with The KEGM-8 boat was immediately sent to the scene.
It was noted that rescue work for MKK-1 was underway and the ship ran aground in Before of Beykoz Anadolu Kavağı because of the rudder failure Around 7:30 am local time.
No loss of life, injury or environmental pollution in the incident.
Bosphorus traffic has been temporarily suspended in Both ways because of the accident.
