Traffic in the Bosphorus Strait is suspended due to the ALEXIS vessel running aground

The freighter Alexis, en route from Ukraine to Egypt, ran aground in the Bosphorus Strait due to a malfunction.

Traffic in the Bosphorus Strait was suspended due to an incident with a cargo ship. reports CNN Turk. The General Directorate of Coastal Safety said the 229-meter-long vessel ran aground and rescue teams were sent to it. The message says:

“The movement of ships in the Bosphorus is temporarily suspended in both directions. A 229-meter long cargo ship called ALEXIS ran aground in front of the Istanbul breakwater Haydarpaşa due to an equipment malfunction while sailing from Ukraine to Egypt. Our tugs KURTARMA-6 were immediately sent to the scene of the incident , KURTARMA-8, KURTARMA-18, high-speed rescue boats KEGM-4, KEGM-6 and divers.”

As you know, the strait is an important trade route and the only route from the Black Sea to the Mediterranean Sea.

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