Dry Cargo Ship Burning in the Dardanelles Was Extinguished

A fire broke out on the ship named “AK DISCOVERY” sailing from Egypt to Bulgaria at around 19:00 yesterday. The ship captain reported the situation to the Dardanelles Ship Traffic Services Center Directorate.

Rescue-13 and Rescue-3 tugboats belonging to the General Directorate of Coastal Safety were dispatched to the region. A member of the ship’s crew named Obaıd Mohamadnor, a Syrian national, was injured in the fire and was taken ashore by the Coast Guard teams and taken to Çanakkale Mehmet Akif Ersoy State Hospital.

For security reasons, the Dardanelles was closed to two-way traffic, but traffic was allowed again after the fire was taken under control. After the fire was extinguished, the ship was towed by the Rescue-13 tugboat belonging to the General Directorate of Coastal Safety and anchored in the Dark Port area.

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