ISTANBUL, Sept 26 (NNN-ANADOLU) – A Turkish and a Russian dry cargo vessels, collided yesterday, in the Bosphorus Strait in Istanbul, with no casualties reported.
Slight damages occurred at the vessels, NTV broadcaster said, adding that, several rescue boats were dispatched to the scene.
It noted that the traffic on the 30-km-long Bosphorus Strait, one of the world’s busiest waterways, that connects the Black Sea and the Marmara Sea, has been temporarily disrupted due to the accident.
Turkish Directorate General of Coastal Safety, said in a statement that, the Russian ship, named Rusich 10, and the Turkish vessel, Tahsin Imamoglu, were transiting the strait in the same direction, travelling towards the Black Sea.
The vessels were later taken to a safe zone and anchored.
The cause of the accident was not immediately clear, according to press reports.– NNN-ANADOLU
