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MSC container ship disabled, anchored off Bosphorus

Container ship MSC OLGA F suffered engine failure short of Bosphorus southern entrance, Marmara sea, at around 0400 UTC Nov, while proceeding towards Bosphorus, being en route from Tekirdag Turkey, Marmara sea, to Poti Georgia. The ship was taken to Ahirkapi anchorage, Istanbul, Marmara Sea, and anchored there, with tug’s assistance. As of 1330 UTC, the ship remained in the same position.

MSC container ship disabled, anchored off Bosphorus
Container Ship MSC OLGA F is currently located at BSEA – Marmara Sea at position 40° 58′ 40.26″ N, 28° 56′ 48.084″ E as reported by MarineTraffic Terrestrial Automatic Identification System on 2021-11-05 17:11 UTC (now) Marine Traffic reported
Added: The wind in this area at that time blows from Southeast direction at force 2 Beaufort.
The vessel is currently at port ISTANBUL ANCH, TR after a voyage of 1 day, 3 hours originating from port ASYAPORT, TR.
MSC OLGA F (IMO: 9336359) is a Container Ship that was built in 2006 (15 years ago) and is sailing under the flag of Liberia.
Its carrying capacity is 1114 TEU and her current draught is reported to be 8.5 meters. Her length overall (LOA) is 147.87 meters and her width is 23.25 meters.
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