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Panamax anchored in Dardanelles after ngine trouble
Wednesday, 09.Feb.2011, 08:58

Bulk carrier Maria Laura Prem suffered engine trouble while transiting Dardanelles in front of Karanlik Liman at 0935 LT Feb 08 2011, vessel assisted to anchorage at Karanlik Liman and anchored at 1230 for repairs.

Engine failure in Istanbul Strait
Friday, 04.Feb.2011, 16:55

Yesterday morning, Bulk carrier Meraki suffered engine failure while at the entrance of Strait of Istanbul (Bosporus) Istanbul, at 1005 LT Feb 03 2011.

No bridging fight over Istanbul's Golden Horn
Sunday, 23.Jan.2011, 11:22

The controversy that has delayed construction of a new bridge over Istanbul’s famous Golden Horn shows no sign of abating, with the plans, intended to ease traffic, criticized on both aesthetic and cultural grounds.

Maritime Accidents on the Bosphorus
Saturday, 15.Jan.2011, 12:12

The web site istanbul-pedia.com has complied the worst maritime accidents happened in Bosphorus.

Turkey may up Straits fees on oil tankers to cut traffic
Monday, 10.Jan.2011, 03:26

Turkey may introduce new fees on tankers carrying oil and other commodities through its straits to reduce traffic on the busy and environmentally sensitive Straits.

Belizean-flagged ship breaks down crossing Canakkale Strait
Sunday, 03.Oct.2010, 14:26

A Belizean-flagged ship broke down when it was crossing through the Canakkale Strait on Sunday. The cargo ship "Roksolona 2" broke down when it was travelling from Greece to the northwestern Turkish city of Izmit.

"Turkey will raise barriers to Bosporus tankers"
Thursday, 30.Sep.2010, 23:49

Turkish Energy & Natural Resources Minister Taner Yildiz referred to the high amount of tankers passing through Turkish Straits, and said around 150-170 million tons of oil and oil products were crossing the Straits right now."This figure will be above 200 million tons soon," he said. Yildiz said Turkey could naturally not prohibit transit from Straits, but could raise barriers, thanks to alternative routes.

Wrecked ships' toxic waste threatens Istanbul's environment
Tuesday, 14.Sep.2010, 23:28

Nearly two dozen ships that have sunk in or near Istanbul’s Bosphorus Strait could pose a danger to the environment due to their potentially toxic cargo, Turkey’s Coastal Safety has said.

Turkish Pilot Capt. Fahrettin aksu died on ladder accident
Wednesday, 15.Apr.2009, 21:17

On the 10th April Capt. Fahrettin Aksu (54) fell into the sea during disembarkation from reefer ship “Sun Genius”, after completing his duty. It was 03:20 local time and freeboard of the ship was 5 meters. Capt. Aksu was climbing down the ladder and after a few steps, he suddenly fell.

Safely Guided By Experience
Friday, 17.Oct.2008, 01:27

Captain Cahit Istikbal, Chairman of the Turkish Maritime Pilots' Association and Vice Chairman of the International Maritime Pilots' Association, says “Generally, the tanker captains become rather tense when their ships are laden. But when they see the pilot, they feel relieved, for they know the pass will be smooth. So, we can say that pilots are the best friends of the captains. Pilots know captains from almost all countries in the world, and they make long-term friends,” in our interview we made with him.