Turkey’s Bosphorus traffic suspended after cargo ship’s engine failure

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Traffic was suspended in Turkey’s Bosphorus strait on Wednesday after a general cargo ship had an engine failure during northbound transit through the strait that runs through Istanbul, shipping agent Tribeca said.

Tribeca said that the Vanatu-flagged ship Bers suffered an engine failure around Kuzguncuk area and that an assistance vessel was sent to the scene.

(Reporting by Ezgi Erkoyun)