HEADLINES SELECTED BY INTERCARGO (22/04/2024 – 28/04/2024)
Fire on Bulker Temporarily Suspends Traffic on the Dardanelles
Turkey’s Directorate General of Coastal Safety reported that traffic on the strategic Dardanelles Strait was temporarily suspended during the response to an engine room fire on a bulker. The AK Discovery (7,500 dwt) was inbound to the Black Sea and the Bulgarian port of Varna when she reported a fire aboard (The Maritime Executive: click here)