Bosphorus Strait Traffic Suspended After Engine Failure

March 19, 2025

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.

Traffic was suspended in Turkey's
Traffic was suspended in Turkey's Bosphorus strait on Wednesday after a general cargo ship had an engine failure. Credit: Adobe Stock/Mindaugas Dulinskas

(Reuters)

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