On October 13, the cargo ship BILBAO TRADER drifted near Kuruçeşme but was secured by Coast Guard teams and resumed its journey.
On the evening of October 13, Tuesday, the 147-meter-long commercial vessel BILBAO TRADER, flying the flag of Antigua and Barbuda, began to drift off Kuruçeşme in the Istanbul Strait and was secured by the intervention of the Coast Guard General Directorate teams.
The incident occurred around 21:30 on Tuesday, October 13.
While en route from Istanbul to Derince, the BILBAO TRADER began to drift for reasons yet to be determined in the waters off Kuruçeşme in the Istanbul Strait.
Upon receiving reports that the vessel was drifting, the Coast Guard General Directorate teams sprang into action.
Following the alert, the tugboat KURTARMA-8 and the patrol boat KIYI EMNİYETİ-4, affiliated with the Coast Guard General Directorate, were dispatched to the scene.
With the intervention of the teams that reached the area, the BILBAO TRADER was brought under control and secured.
After the salvage intervention, the BILBAO TRADER resumed its voyage under the escort of the Coast Guard General Directorate teams.
The vessel departed from the Istanbul Strait and continued its journey.
No official statement has yet been made regarding the exact cause of the incident.
Source: SeaNews Türkiye
