In a statement made by the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, it was stated that "The 154-meter-long, Sao Tome and Principe-flagged ship named Hacı Hüseyin, which was sailing from Russia to İskenderun and carrying 22 thousand tons of iron ore, dropped anchor while drifting toward the shore due to a mechanical failure off Kanlıca in the Bosphorus.
The KURTARMA-8 and NAZIM TUR tugboats and the KEGM-5 boat, affiliated with the General Directorate of Coastal Safety, were dispatched to the region and have reached the ship.
Bosphorus ship traffic has been temporarily suspended in both directions as of 18:10."
News Source: İHA
