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Cargo ship en route from Ukraine to Egypt runs aground in Bosporus Strait

7 May, 2024 Tuesday
12:30

On Tuesday, May 7, the cargo ship ALEXIS, en route from Ukraine to Egypt, ran aground in the Bosphorus due to equipment failure

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This was reported by CNN Turk.

According to the General Directorate of Coastal Security, the 229-meter-long vessel ran aground in front of Istanbul's Haydarpasa breakwater due to an engine failure. 

It is noted that tugs, high-speed rescue boats and divers were immediately sent to the scene.

Ship traffic on the Bosphorus has been temporarily suspended in both directions.

  • In March, it was reported that 1,005 ships had already been sent from Ukrainian Black Sea ports along the humanitarian corridor. They delivered about 30 million tons of cargo to world markets.

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