A cargo ship broke down in the Bosphorus! Bosphorus traffic has been suspended in both directions.

A cargo ship broke down in the Bosphorus! Bosphorus traffic has been suspended in both directions.

29.10.2026 11:55

The 139-meter-long cargo ship named 'Alisuvar Mammadov', under the flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis, anchored off Kanlıca in the Istanbul Strait due to a machine malfunction. While ship traffic in the Strait was suspended in both directions, the Kurtarma 5 tugboat, affiliated with the General Directorate of Coastal Safety, was dispatched to the area.

In the Bosphorus, the cargo ship named 'Alisuvar Mammadov', flagged by Saint Kitts and Nevis, anchored off Kanlıca due to an engine failure.

BOSPHORUS TRAFFIC SUSPENDED IN BOTH DIRECTIONS

Due to the failure, ship traffic in the Bosphorus was suspended in both directions. The Rescue 5 tugboat affiliated with the Directorate General of Coastal Safety was dispatched to the area.

SHIP CAPTURED FROM THE AIR

The 139-meter-long cargo ship that anchored off Kanlıca was captured from the air.

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