Cargo Ship Runs Aground Off Istanbul’s Bosphorus Strait
A 100-metre cargo ship flying the flag of the Comoros has run aground off Istanbul’s Bosphorus Strait. The vessel, Razouk, ran aground off Kisirkaya near Sariyer while sailing in waters off the Bosphorus.
Per reports, the ship was en route to anchor at Constanta Port in Romania when the grounding occurred. The reason for the incident has not yet been established.
After receiving information about the grounding, Turkish coast guard teams were sent to the area.
Operations to refloat the stranded vessel are ongoing. There has so far been no official information on injuries, pollution, or damage.
The incident occurred in the Bosphorus Strait, a narrow and busy waterway connecting the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara. The strait is a key shipping route linking European and Asian ports.
Turkish media also reported that the same vessel had been involved in a separate incident days earlier.
Cargo ship Razouk runs aground off Istanbul’s Bosphorus near Kisirkaya, prompting ongoing rescue operations by Turkish coast guard pic.twitter.com/4znYMpnpZR
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According to those reports, Razouk was allegedly attacked in the early hours of 22 January while sailing off the coast of the Cide district in Kastamonu, during a voyage towards Russian ports.
Reports said a large explosion occurred on board after the vessel was targeted by an unidentified aircraft or missile. The source of the attack has not been confirmed by official authorities.
Radar records cited by media indicated that the ship was travelling in a northeast direction at the time of the explosion but changed course immediately afterwards due to an emergency manoeuvre.
The explosion was reported to have damaged the ship’s bridge, with windows said to have shattered. Electronic equipment and chart tables inside the bridge were also reportedly damaged by shrapnel.
Authorities have not confirmed whether the earlier reported attack had any link to the grounding in the Bosphorus. The situation remains under investigation.
Reference: turkiyetoday,
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