Cargo ship heading from Ukraine to Turkey ran aground in the Bosphorus

The cargo ship Lady Zima ran aground in the Bosphorus en route from Ukraine to Turkey, and the strait is currently closed to navigation.

as well asThe Turkish Coast Guard tweeted: “Several tugs and hovercraft were dispatched to the scene of an accident that hit the 173m freighter Lady Winter after it ran aground due to rudder failure while moving. . sailed from Ukraine to Istanbul, and the movement of ships was suspended in the Istanbul Bosphorus.

It is worth noting that the ship that ran aground anchored in Bebek Bay, where rescue boats and helicopters from the Coast Guard and the Coast Guard were sent.

Ukrainian grain is exported from the Black Sea ports in accordance with the “Food Deal” signed on July 22 by representatives of Russia, Ukraine, Turkey and the UN. The document of the agreement provides for the removal of restrictions on the export of Russian agricultural products and fertilizers to world markets, as well as a mechanism for the safe exit of merchant ships from the Black Sea ports controlled by Ukraine through specially created sea lanes.

Source: RIA Novosti

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