13.10.2026 23:50
The 147-meter dry cargo ship Bilbao Trader, sailing under the flag of Antigua and Barbuda, experienced a malfunction off Kuruçeşme in the Istanbul Strait at around 21:30, drifted uncontrollably, and turned in the opposite direction of its course. The moments when the ship, which stopped meters from the shore, drifted were captured on a citizen's camera. After the malfunction was resolved, the ship left the strait under the escort of Coastal Safety teams.
The 147-meter dry cargo ship that malfunctioned in the Bosphorus drifted uncontrollably and turned in the opposite direction of its course. The malfunctioning ship left the strait under the escort of Coastal Safety teams.
DIRECTION REVERSED OFF KURUÇEŞME
The incident occurred at around 21:30 off Kuruçeşme in the Bosphorus. The 147-meter dry cargo ship named 'Bilbao Trader', sailing under the flag of Antigua and Barbuda, which was traveling from Istanbul to Derince, suffered a malfunction and turned in the opposite direction of its course.
While the moments when the ship, which stopped meters from the shore, drifted were captured by a citizen's camera, the ship's drifting was also seen on the ship tracking system.
COASTAL SAFETY TEAMS WERE DISPATCHED
Upon notification, the vessels Rescue-8 and Coastal Safety-4, affiliated with Coastal Safety, were dispatched to the scene to intervene in the malfunctioning ship. After the malfunction was resolved in a short time, the ship continued its voyage under the escort of Coastal Safety teams and left the strait.