Cargo vessel Lady Zehma loaded with grains from Ukraine, sailing for Istanbul, ran aground in the Bosphorus Strait in Turkey. The incident occurred at around 2100 LT on 1st sept.
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Lady Zehma had a rudder failure while transiting Bosphorus Strait, ran aground around 40 meters off Bebek Bay in Istanbul Strait after drifting for meters in Bosphorous.  |
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According to government officials, Lady Zehma is one of the six vessels with agricultural products that left Ukrainian ports on August 30. After the incident that caused great panic, Coastal Safety rescue team boarded the vessel and reviewed the situation.
While the rescue efforts of the teams continue, the Bosphorus strait traffic was temporarily suspended. The vessel was towed by Coastal Rescue team’s tugboats to a safe anchorage in Marmara Sea and the Bosphorus opened for ship traffic.
