Laden Suezmax Tanker Aground Near Istanbul – SCF KHIBINY
A laden suezmax oil tanker ran aground simply outdoors the Bosphorus Strait close to Istanbul, Turkey Thursday morning.
The Turkish General Directorate of Coastal Safety reviews that the Liberia-flagged tanker SCF Khibiny had ran aground at roughly 10:19 a.m. native time in shallow water on the entrance to an anchorage close to Istanbul.
No air pollution or accidents have been reported, in accordance with the General Directorate of Coastal Safety. A complete of six vesssels had been despatched to answer the tanker, the group reported.
AIS knowledge exhibits the SCF Khibiny nonetheless aground as of 16:17 GMT on Friday. The vessel is headed for Pascagoula, Mississippi within the U.S., the information confirmed.
The SCF Khibiny was inbuilt 2002 and has a deadweight of 159,196 tons. The vessel is managed by Sovcomflot, Russia’s largest delivery firm.
Suezmax tankers can sometimes carry about 800,000 to greater than 1 million barrels of oil.
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