A cargo ship ran aground off Umuryeri while cruising from Ukraine to Istanbul. It was learned that no one was killed or injured as a result of the accident. Bosphorus traffic was temporarily suspended due to the rescue work of the stranded cargo ship.
General Directorate of Coastal Safety (KEGM) announced that a cargo ship ran aground in Istanbul.
The following statements were used in the statement, which stated that the rescue work of the ship continues:
“Rescue Specialist, our NENE HATUN vessel, our KURTARMA-5, 8, 9 tugboats, and our KEGM-8 boat were promptly directed to the scene for the 142-meter-long bulk carrier named MKK-1, which ran aground in Umuryeri while sailing from Ukraine to Istanbul. “
No loss of life or injury
It was learned that no loss of life, injury or environmental pollution were reported in the incident.
In the statement made by the Istanbul Governor’s Office, it was reminded that the dry cargo ship Palau Bayraklı MKK-1, which was cruising from Ukraine to Istanbul, ran aground in front of Beykoz Anadolu Kavağı at around 07.30 due to a rudder failure.
It was reported that the rescue specialist of the General Directorate of Coastal Safety, the Nene Hatun ship, rescue boats and tugboats, and the Coast Guard Command’s boats and underwater crews were directed to the scene, and the Bosphorus traffic was temporarily suspended in both directions.
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