Cargo ship passing through the Dardanelles Strait has engine failure

The Russian-flagged 119-meter-long general cargo ship named ‘SORMOVSKIY-3063’, which was heading from Mersin to Russia, had an engine failure off Kepez while passing through the Dardanelles. After the ship’s captain reported the situation to the Dardanelles Strait Vessel Traffic Services Directorate via radio, the ‘Kurtarma-13’ and ‘Türkeli’ tugboats affiliated with the General Directorate of Coastal Safety (KEGM) were dispatched to the region. Other ships that were going to pass through the Strait were informed about the failure.

The general cargo ship was taken to the Karanlık Liman anchorage area under the escort of a pilot and a tugboat and anchored.