Turkish and Russian general cargo ships, TAHSIN IMAMOGLU and RUSICH 10, collided in Bosphorus Strait in the Beykoz area, in the morning of Sep 25. Both ships were transiting the Strait in the same northern direction, RUSICH 10 en route from Rodaport Turkey to Taganrog Russia, TAHSIN IMAMOGLU en route from Diliskelesi to Eregli Turkey, Black sea. Both ships after the collision were taken to Buyukdere anchorage and anchored. Both ships suffered damages: RUSICH 10 in the starboard fore area; TAHSIN IMAMOGLU in the portside bow area
Marine Traffic reported that the General Cargo TAHSIN IMAMOGLU is currently located at BSEA – Black Sea at position 41° 9′ 37.296″ N, 29° 3′ 12.096″ E as reported by MarineTraffic Terrestrial Automatic Identification System on 2021-09-25 09:31 UTC (3 minutes ago)
Added: The wind in this area at that time blows from the North direction at force 0 Beaufort.
The vessel is currently at port ISTANBUL, TR and her next destination is EREGLI, TR
TAHSIN IMAMOGLU (IMO: 8908480) is a General Cargo that was built in 1990 (31 years ago) and is sailing under the flag of Turkey.
Its carrying capacity is 4570 t DWT and her current draught is reported to be 3.4 meters. Her length overall (LOA) is 89 meters and her width is 13 meters.
As General Cargo RUSICH 10 is currently located at BSEA – Black Sea at position 41° 9′ 28.152″ N, 29° 2′ 53.556″ E as reported by MarineTraffic Terrestrial Automatic Identification System on 2021-09-25 09:36 UTC (4 minutes ago) Marine Traffic reported
Also, The wind in this area at that time blows from the North direction at force 0 Beaufort.
RUSICH 10 (IMO: 9368247) is a General Cargo that was built in 2006 (15 years ago) and is sailing under the flag of Russia.
Its carrying capacity is 5460 t DWT and her current draught is reported to be 3.3 meters. Her length overall (LOA) is 128.2 meters and her width is 16.74 meters.
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