THE DRIFTING SHIP IN ISTANBUL STRAIT, M/V TILL SALVEDIn Beylerbeyi this morning, close to Bosphorus Bridge, M/V TILL 81-meter-long ship thad an engine breakdown. The ship started drifting and two tugs were immediately dispatched by the Strait of Istanbul VTS. The tugs, Kurtarma-5 and Kurtarma-7, successfully connected to the drifting ship and towed her to the Ahirkapı Anchorage, which is at the Southern entrance of the Strait. No loss of life and environmental pollution have been reported.SHIP AND EVENT DETAILS
SHIP NAME: TILL
FLAG: ANTIGUA & BARBUDA
IMO NO: 9390381
CALL SIGN: V2FF7
SHIP TYPE: CONTAINER/CARGO
BOUND FOR: VARNA, BULGARIA
DEPARTURE PORT: Nemrut Bay, TURKEY
LOA: 81.35 M
WIDTH: 13.15 M
DRAFT: 6.2 M
GRT: 1867
NET: 810
DWT: 2639
YEAR BUILT: 2008
LOAD: BALLAST ONLY
FUEL: 30 MTO's, D / O, 2000 MT L / O.
STAFF: 6
AGENCY: OMC SHIPPING TAS. MUM. AND TRADE. LTD. Sti.
EVENT LOCATION:
BOSPHOROUS BEYLERBEYİ
SHIP NAME: TILL
FLAG: ANTIGUA & BARBUDA
IMO NO: 9390381
CALL SIGN: V2FF7
SHIP TYPE: CONTAINER/CARGO
BOUND FOR: VARNA, BULGARIA
DEPARTURE PORT: Nemrut Bay, TURKEY
LOA: 81.35 M
WIDTH: 13.15 M
DRAFT: 6.2 M
GRT: 1867
NET: 810
DWT: 2639
YEAR BUILT: 2008
LOAD: BALLAST ONLY
FUEL: 30 MTO's, D / O, 2000 MT L / O.
STAFF: 6
AGENCY: OMC SHIPPING TAS. MUM. AND TRADE. LTD. Sti.
EVENT LOCATION:
BOSPHOROUS BEYLERBEYİ