Vessel traffic in the straits Bosphorus was cut short after the 173m freighter Lady Zehma ran aground due to rudder failure.
This was reported by the Turkish shipping company Tribeca. The Istanbul Governor’s Office said the Turkish Coast Guard assisted the cargo ship and no casualties were reported.
The Lady Zema sailed from Chornomorsk, Ukraine, to Ravenna, Italy on August 30, carrying 3,000 tons of corn, according to the UN-Ukraine-Russia-Turkey Joint Coordinating Center for Ukrainian Grain Exports.
Vessel Lady Zehma en route from #Ukraine in Istanbul ran aground, traffic on the Bosphorus was suspended
This is reported by the Turkish Coast Guard.
Lady Zehma is one of six vessels with agricultural products that left Ukrainian ports on August 30. pic.twitter.com/EWnSTNwU3R
— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) September 1, 2022
Source: Kathimerini
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