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Bosphorus Strait Traffic Temporarily Suspended After Engine Failure on Russian Tanker
Monday August 26, 2024
Traffic through the Bosphorus Strait was temporarily suspended on Sunday night after a Russian tanker experienced engine problems.
The 171 m tanker Sredina had an engine failure in the Bosphorus Strait late on Sunday, blocking the northern entrance to the strait and causing a suspension of traffic in both directions, Turkish newspaper Cumhuriyet reported.
The tanker was subsequently towed away to safety. The strait was reopened to traffic on Monday.
The Bosphorus Strait is a key maritime chokepoint for traffic into and out of the Black Sea, one of the key locations for Russian oil exports.
The Panama-flagged vessel had been on a voyage from Novorossiysk to Benghazi.
