Vessel adrift in Istanbul Strait
On July 27, 2014 at 6:40 p.m. the "Magnum" suffered an engine breakdown while transiting the Istanbul Strait in South-North direction.
The ship was adrift off Çengelköy . The tug "Kurtama 7" was dispatched at 7.15 p.m. and took the vesse in towl, which had a crew of 13 and which was enroute from Tsigel to Izamail with a cargo of 1300 tons liquid waste ,in tow to Ahırkapı one hour later.
The tug "Kurtarma-7" towed the vessel "Magnum" to Ahirkapi anchorage, which is nearby the Southern entance of Istanbul Strait.
On July 27, 2014 at 6:40 p.m. the "Magnum" suffered an engine breakdown while transiting the Istanbul Strait in South-North direction.
The ship was adrift off Çengelköy . The tug "Kurtama 7" was dispatched at 7.15 p.m. and took the vesse in towl, which had a crew of 13 and which was enroute from Tsigel to Izamail with a cargo of 1300 tons liquid waste ,in tow to Ahırkapı one hour later.
The tug "Kurtarma-7" towed the vessel "Magnum" to Ahirkapi anchorage, which is nearby the Southern entance of Istanbul Strait.