Turkey’s Bosphorus traffic suspended after cargo ship’s engine failure
By Thomson ReutersMar 19, 2025 | 7:57 AM
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Traffic was suspended in Turkey’s Bosphorus strait on Wednesday after a general cargo ship had an engine failure during northbound transit through the strait that runs through Istanbul, shipping agent Tribeca said.
Tribeca said that the Vanatu-flagged ship Bers suffered an engine failure around Kuzguncuk area and that an assistance vessel was sent to the scene.
(Reporting by Ezgi Erkoyun)
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