Two Cargo Ships Collided in Marmara Sea

The Incident Took Place When One Vessel was Manoeuvring for Berthing

Marmara Sea

According to initial reports, right off Istanbul, Turkey near Bosphorus Strait, two general cargo ships Tahsin and Platres, collided. The Platres vessel was manoeuvring for berthing at the outer anchorage in Marmara Sea when this collision happened. Although, both the ships collided with slow speed, but still, they suffered heavy damages of the breaches, hulls and several broken railings. While delivering freight forwarding to Africa and other countries of the world, some of the cargo ships collide with each other or get hit by hurricanes and sustain damages.

Cargo Ship Tahsin

The officials have confirmed that there was no oil spill after the incident and both the ships remained afloat. Although the general cargo ship Tahsin remained at the anchorage after collision, but it sustained heavy damages as compared to the other one. In order for it to return to its operations, it require inspection after repair works. To learn the root cause of the accident, the local authorities have started investigation. Initial reports show the possibility of anchor dragging of cargo ship Platres or the dangerous manoeuver that it took during berthing.

The general cargo ship Platres (IMO: 8209080) was built in 1982 by Shin Kurushima Hiroshima Dockyard in Japan. A Greek company, Altair Shipping and Trading, is managing this ship which has deadweight of 8,847 DWT, gross tonnage of 5,456 GRT. The moulded beam is 19.00 m, maximum draft of 5.00 m and overall length of 114.00 m.

Cargo Ship Platres

The general cargo ship Tahsin (IMO: 9055187) was built in 1992 by Schiffswerft Dodenwerder in Germany, owned and being operated by Russian company Onegoship. It has deadweight of 2,300 DWT and gross tonnage is 1,598 GRT, moulded beam of 11.00 m and maximum draft of 4.00 m with overall length of 79.00 m.

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