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Ship disabled in Istanbul Strait
The 'Alraqeem' suffered an engine failure off the coast of Ahırkapı, en route from Haydarpaşa to Bengazi on March 31, 2022. The tug 'Kurtarma 6' was sent to assist, and the ship was safely moored in the Ahırkapı Anchor Zone under the coordination of the Istanbul Ship Traffic Services Center at 8 p.m. As of April 1 it remained stationary in pos. 40° 59.48' N 028° 57.83' E. Photos: https://twitter.com/kiyiemniyet/status/1509572687403880454 https://twitter.com/kiyiemniyet/status/1509596076218765323
Freighter smuggled cigarettes and tobacco
The 'Lord 1', while en route from Iskenderun to Constanta, was inspected by the Turkish Coastguard and custom teams at Istanbul roads on Oct 14, 2020. As a result of the inspection, undeclared, illegal cigarettes in 3.150.000 packages and tobacco in bulk of 38.500 kilograms were found in the cargo holds at Haydarpasa. A legal investigation file has been placed by Public Prosecutor. A crew statement was to be collected at court. The vessel's departure permission was cancelled by the Harbour Master until the completion of further investigations and remained stationary as of Oct 18.
Freighter disabled off Sarkoy
The 'Lord 1' while en route from Iskenderun to Constanta,, suffered an engine failure, lost power, and dangerously drifted towards the shore off Sarkoy north of Çanakkale, in position 40 34 03 N, 27 09 30 E, on Oct 1, 2020. The crew could not carry out the repairs. The Coastal safety tug 'Nazim Tur' and a fast rescue boat together with a technical team attended the vessel was secured by attending tug, and was towed to Şarköy anchorage. During the towage operation, incident location was declared as a temporarily restricted zone for all types of marine traffic. An incident investigation file has been placed by both the Harbour Master and the Strait Authority. The vessel was imposed a fine due to a breach of safe navigation regulations. It remained moored in pos. 40° 31.84' N 026° 55.95' E as of Oct 5. Turkish report with photos: https://www.denizhaber.com/guncel/lord-1-isimli-kuru-yuk-gemisi-canakkale-bogazinda-suruklendi-h89247.html
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