Breaking: Istanbul Strait shipping suspended as drone-hit cargo ship passes
Translated from Turkish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
At a glance
- The Liberia-flagged bulk carrier Anna-S, which came under a drone attack near Russiaโs Novorossiysk port, is passing through the Istanbul Strait.
- Authorities temporarily suspended ship traffic in both directions during the vesselโs passage.
Ship traffic through the Istanbul Strait was temporarily halted in both directions while the Liberia-flagged bulk carrier Anna-S passed through.
The dry cargo ship had reportedly come under a drone attack off Russiaโs Novorossiysk port before reaching the strait. Its passage prompted the temporary suspension of traffic on the busy waterway.
Originally published by Cumhuriyet in Turkish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.