A Turkish and a Russian dry cargo vessel collided on September 25 in the Bosphorus Strait in Istanbul, with no casualties reported, reports Macau Business.
Rescue boats dispatched
Slight damages occurred at the vessels, the NTV broadcaster said, adding that several rescue boats were dispatched to the scene.
It noted that the traffic on the 30-km-long Bosphorus Strait, one of the world’s busiest waterways that connects the Black Sea and the Marmara Sea, has been temporarily disrupted due to the accident.
Collision in the Bosphorus Strait
Turkish Directorate General of Coastal Safety said in a statement that the Russian ship named Rusich 10 and the Turkish vessel Tahsin Imamoglu were transiting the strait in the same direction, traveling towards the Black Sea.
The vessels were later taken to a safe zone and anchored while the cause of the accident was not immediately clear, according to press reports.
Vessel Information
- General cargo ship TAHSIN IMAMOGLU, IMO 8908480, dwt 3240, built 1990, flag Turkey, manager ZEYBE DENIZCILIK VE TICARET.
- General cargo ship RUSICH 10, IMO 9368247, dwt 5460, built 2006, flag Russia, manager VOLGA SHIPPING.
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Source: Macau Business
