Turkiye’s Bosphorus traffic suspended after tanker malfunction, ministry says

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This aerial picture shows a road leading to the July 15 Martyrs' Bridge, known as the Bosphorus Bridge in Istanbul on April 18, 2020. (AFP)
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  • The Bosporus is a key waterway connecting the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and then the Aegean Sea

ANKARA: Traffic was temporarily suspended in both directions in Turkiye’s Bosphorus on Sunday after a tanker had an machinery failure, the Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry said.
The tanker passing the strait that runs through Istanbul was named the Sredine, the ministry said. It did not provide further information.

 

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