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* Turkey, Bosporus – M/T Besiktas GH [Black Out in Bosphorus]
DATE: August 25, 2013
COUNTRY: Turkey
PORT: Bosporus
M/T Besiktas GH [Black Out in Bosphorus]
Please be informed that M/T Besiktas GH had black out in Bosphorus around
Sarayburnu area on 25.08.2013 at/around 13:30 Hrs and salvage tugs were
employed by Coastal Safety. There is no closure on Bosphorus traffic as the
vessel is out of transit scheme.
Vessel name: Besiktas GH
Vessel LOA: 123
Vessel type: Chemical Tanker
Cargo on board: NA
Cargo quantity: NA
Strait (Dard/Bosp): Bosphorus
Bound (NB/SB): NB
Place of incident: Sarayburnu
Type of failure: Black Out
POB (Yes/No): Yes
Tugs employed (Yes/No): Yes
For further info, pls contact GAC Turkey on +90 444 8 422
