GMM Safety | 2024-05-11 | Case Incidents |
In a recent occurrence, maritime traffic stopped in Turkey’s crucial Bosphorus Strait on May 7, 2024, due to an engine failure issue involving a bulk carrier at the strait’s southern end, according to shipping agent Tribeca.
Tribeca reported that the Liberian-flagged bulk carrier Alexis sustained an engine breakdown at 5 a.m. (0200 GMT).
The vessel, destined for Egypt from Ukraine, ran aground near the Haydarpasa barrier on Istanbul’s Asian shoreline of the Bosphorus Strait.
The Directorate General of Coastal Safety acknowledged that the malfunction caused the 229-meter-long vessel to run aground.
The Directorate stated that after performing an underwater inspection led by the divers, the emergency response vessel, Nenehatun, reached the affected area.
