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Bosphorus Strait Traffic Suspended After Engine Failure

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March 19, 2025

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

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

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.

(Reuters)