A cargo ship from Ukraine has run aground in the Bosphorus. The strait between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean was then temporarily closed, the Turkish Directorate-General for Coastal Security announced on Twitter on Monday. Special ships tried to free the 142 meter long MKK-1 freighter.
The incident happened near Umuryeri, between the second and third bridges over the Bosphorus. The cargo ship sails under the flag of the island state of Palau. It was initially unclear what the ship was loading and whether it was sailing under the so-called Grain Agreement.
Grain transport possible in consultation
Since the summer, Ukrainian grain has been exported across the Black Sea and the Bosphorus. A corresponding agreement, brokered by Turkey and the UN, was reached in July, ending the month-long blockade of Ukrainian grain exports due to Russia’s war of aggression.
Source: Krone
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