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Sehit Mustafa Aydogd

Sehit Mustafa Aydogd

The 58 meter long passenger vessel Sehit Mustafa Aydogd allided with the Galata Bridge in Instanbul, Turkey.   The vessel was attempting to dock at the Karaköy pier when it suffered a mechanical breakdown.    The passenger vessel drifted until it struck the Galata Bridge.   Some passengers were thrown off their feet while others attempted to go overboard from the stern rail onto the bridge.   A tug reached the scene shortly afterwards and was able to attach a towline to the disabled Aydogd.   The vessel was pulled to the pier and berthed where passengers were landed.  No reports of injuries, damage or pollution being released.

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Kayan 1

Kayan 1

The 86 meter long, 5644 dwt freighter Kayan 1 went aground in the Marmara Sea to avoid sinking after an allision.   The Kayan 1  allided with the 98 meter long, 4750 dwt freighter Slochterdiep and the 94 meter long, 3844 dwt freighter Adria Blu off Instanbul.   The Slochterdiep and Adria Blu suffered minor damage, but the Kayan 1’s hull was holed near the engine room.   The Kayan 1 suffered water ingress and developed a severe list to starboard.   Authorities dispatched a salvage tug to assist.   The tug took the Kayan 1 under tow to the shallows where the freighter went aground.   The crew of 13 were evacuated.     A salvage team was able to patch the hole and pumped out the water.   The crew returned to the vessel the next day.   Reports state the vessel was taken to Istanbul.   No reports of injuries.

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Five Aground At Istanbul

Five Aground At Istanbul

Five freighters went ashore or aground in Istanbul after a night of winds reaching up to force 8 (62 to 74 km/h).  The freighter Kumdas 2 (72 meter long, 2008 dwt) dragged its anchor and went ashore.  The freighter Enko (93 meter long, 3850 dwt) also dragged its anchor and went ashore.   The Enko collided with the Kumdas with both vessels sustaining some damage.  The freighters Bilgili Biraderler (1503 dwt),  Ismet Atasoy (66 meter long, 1387 dwt) and Pearl (108 meter long, 7509 dwt) also went ashore.   A tour boat Titan 1 went adrift after its engine broke down in the same storm.   The tour boat with 35 passengers averted running aground onto the rocks when the vessel was taken under tow by an unspecified vessel.  No reports of injuries from any of the vessels.

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