bosphorus strait

Turkey blocks passage of ex-British minehunters bound for Ukraine

The Turkish government has prohibited the intended passage of two ex-UK Royal Navy mine countermeasures vessels to Ukraine via the Turkish straits of the Black Sea. According to a statement issued by the country’s Directorate of Communications on Tuesday, January 2, the government has closed the...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/maritime-security-world/naval/ships-naval/turkey-blocks-passage-of-ex-british-minehunters-bound-for-ukraine/

No Pentagon Plans to Send Assets to Black Sea Over Collapsed Grain Deal

Ukrainian port facility on the Danube River after an attack on July 24, 2023. Ukrainian MoD Photo

The U.S. does not plan to send any assets to the Black Sea amidst tensions over the Russian withdrawal from the U.N.-Turkey brokered grain deal, the Pentagon said Tuesday.

The Biden administration announced the latest presidential drawdown authority for Ukraine military assistance, which included additional munitions for National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems (NASAMS) and the Patriot air...

https://news.usni.org/2023/07/25/no-pentagon-plans-to-send-assets-to-black-sea-over-collapsed-grain-deal

Grounded Cargo Ship Refloated in Bosphorus, Traffic Resumes

Credits: Fazle Rabbi Fahim/Unsplash

Turkey freed a vessel that had wedged itself against the banks of the Bosphorus Strait, clearing the vital waterway that connects the Black Sea with global markets, reports Yahoo Finance.

Cargo ship refloated after running aground

Tugboats released the stranded bulk carrier after it got stuck Monday morning. The vessel, carrying peas, had run aground after its steering apparently failed en route from Ukraine to Istanbul. The strait has not yet reopened to...

https://mfame.guru/grounded-cargo-ship-refloated-in-bosphorus-traffic-resumes/

+ More