Bulk carrier VIVA ECLIPSE suffered rudder failure at around 1330 UTC Sep 28 in southern Bosphorus shortly after she entered the Strait for a north bound transit, en route to Tuapse Russia.
The ship dropped anchor, but not for long – she was taken on tow by tugs and started moving back to Marmara sea at around 1400 UTC, thus interrupting her transit.
She was moving under tow as of 1550 UTC, destination most probably, Zeytinburnu anchorage, Istanbul, Marmara sea. If traffic in the Strait was suspended, suspension lasted for a short time, an hour maybe.
Bulk Carrier VIVA ECLIPSE is currently located at BSEA – Marmara Sea at position 40° 57′ 08.1″ N, 028° 44′ 06.8″ E as reported by MarineTraffic Terrestrial Automatic Identification System on 2022-09-28 19:04 UTC (1 minute ago)
The wind in this area at that time blows from Southwest direction at force 2 Beaufort.
heading to TUAPSE, RU with reported Estimated Time of Arrival at 2022-09-29 16:00 LT (UTC +4) local time (in 16 hours, 54 minutes)
VIVA ECLIPSE (IMO: 9438016) is a Bulk Carrier that was built in 2009 (13 years ago) and is sailing under the flag of Panama.
It’s carrying capacity is 53800 t DWT and her current draught is reported to be 6.5 meters. Her length overall (LOA) is 189.99 meters and her width is 32.26 meters.
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