“A cargo ship Lady Zemma, 173 meters long, ran aground due to a rudder failure in the Strait of the Bosphorus while sailing from Ukraine to Istanbul,” said the statement posted on social media.
The note specifies that five tugboats and two boats went to the accident site. “Ship traffic in the Istanbul (Bosphorus) Strait has been suspended,” the coast guard added.
Istanbul authorities, in turn, told the Sputnik news agency that the incident “did not cause any injuries, fatalities or pollution.”
the strait of Bosphorus It joins the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara, and is the outlet from Asia to the European countries that surround the Mediterranean Sea.
Boat Lady Zemma, With 3,000 tons of corn, it set sail a few days ago from the Ukrainian port of Chernomorsk bound for Italy within the framework of the food pact.
The background of the Ever Given
On March 23, 2021, a similar event occurred in the Suez Canal, when the container ship Ever Given blocked traffic for almost a week.
At that time, the event caused 425 ships will be trapped on both sides and in the center of the channel that joins the Red Sea and the Mediterraneanaccording to the specialized magazine Lloyd’s List.
The Ever Given, 400 meters long and weighing 220,000 tons, has been stuck diagonally in the Suez Canal since Tuesday and completely blocked this 300-meter-wide waterway, which is one of the busiest in the world.
Agreement to export grains
On July 22, Russia, Turkey and the United Nations Organization (UN) signed an agreement in Istanbul that seeks to unblock the export of grain and fertilizers from Ukraine in the midst of hostilities.
Representatives of the Ukrainian government signed a similar document with Ankara and UN representatives.
In addition, Russia signed a memorandum with the UN to help export its fertilizers and agricultural products to international markets.
The Secretary General of the UN, Antonio Guterres, announced the creation of the Joint Coordination Center to ensure the safety of bulk carriers carrying grain from Ukrainian ports.
Until August 29, a total of 1,289,065 tons of grains and other food products were exported from the three Ukrainian ports unblocked under the food pact.
Five days ago, it was reported that more than a million tons of grain had already been exported under the pact between Russia and Turkey.
Source: Ambito
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