Traffic resumes after Ukraine cargo ship grounded near Istanbul

A view of one-flagged dry cargo ship Razoni, carrying a cargo of 26,527 tons of corn at the Black Sea entrance of the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkiye on August 03, 2022 [İsa Terli/Anadolu Agency]

The cargo ship, “MKK 1”, travelling from Ukraine to Turkiye, was grounded in Istanbul’s Bosphorus Strait on Monday, and traffic in the Strait was suspended for a few hours, shipping agents, Tribeca said.

Several tugs were among vessels sent to provide assistance to the ship, the coastguard authority said. It said no damage or spill was reported, Reuters reports.

Television footage showed the bow of the ship, carrying 13,000 tonnes of peas, grounded close to the coastline on the Asian side of the Bosphorus.

The Joint Coordination Centre in Istanbul, which runs the UN-brokered Black Sea grain deal operations, said at the weekend the ship was travelling from Pivdennyi to the Turkish Mediterranean port of Mersin.

Tribeca said the Palau-flagged general cargo ship was grounded at Acarburnu at the northern end of the Strait early on Monday, as it headed southbound.

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