General cargo ship MEDKON MRA suffered engine failure while transiting Bosphorus in southern direction, in front of Vanikoy, in the afternoon Oct 30, en route from Ukraine to Turkey. The ship started to drift, and reportedly, was stopped being dangerously close to the shore. Later the ship completed transit, not clear if on tow or under own power, and anchored at Ahirkapi anchorage.
General Cargo MEDKON MRA is currently located at BSEA – Marmara Sea at position 40° 59′ 3.948″ N, 28° 57′ 12.708″ E as reported by MarineTraffic Terrestrial Automatic Identification System on 2021-10-30 20:25 UTC (3 minutes ago) Marine Traffic reported
Added the report: The wind in this area at that time blows from Northeast direction at force 5 Beaufort.
The vessel is currently at port ISTANBUL ANCH, TR and her next destination is AMBARLI, TR
MEDKON MRA (IMO: 9113056) is a General Cargo that was built in 1997 (24 years ago) and is sailing under the flag of Panama.
Its carrying capacity is 5820 t DWT and her current draught is reported to be 5.5 meters. Her length overall (LOA) is 102.83 meters and her width is 15.85 meters.
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