It is noted that the 173-meter cargo ship ran aground due to a rudder failure while sailing.
Five tugboats and two boats were sent to help the dry cargo ship.
“The movement of ships in the Istanbul (Bosphorus. -
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) Strait has been suspended,” RIA Novosti quotes a statement.
Earlier it was reported that a Singapore-flagged tanker ran aground in the Suez Canal.
The ship was later refloated in the Suez Canal.