Cargo ship with Ukrainian corn drifts aground in Bosphorus Strait
The relevant statement was made by Reuters, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.
The Istanbul governor's office and a shipping firm said the 173-meter cargo ship was safely grounded and anchored after a rudder failure.
The ship’s bow was about 150 meters from shore in the Bebek neighborhood. Reportedly, no one was hurt, and Coast Guards were taking necessary safety measures.
#İstanbul Boğazı'nda kargo gemisinin
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Earlier, the Joint Coordination Center in Istanbul reported the cargo ship LADY ZEHMA had been allowed to depart from Ukraine’s Chornomorsk Port, carrying 3,000 tonnes of corn to Italy’s Ravenna.
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