The sinking of a cargo ferry in Turkey’s Bosphorus Straits closed the shipping lanes down overnight, creating a bottleneck of dozens of vessels. Emergency teams had to battle strong waves to retrieve seven gas tankers which floated free while the ferry’s eight-strong crew were all rescued.
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about 21 years ago
Gas scare closes down Bosphorus
The sinking of a cargo ferry in Turkey’s Bosphorus Straits closed the shipping lanes down overnight, creating a bottleneck of dozens of vessels. Emergency teams had to battle strong waves to retrieve seven gas tankers which floated free while the ferry’s eight-strong crew were all rescued.
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