Shipping data showed the vessel was at anchor in the Marmara Sea, just off the coast of Istanbul, on Friday morning. Ship traffic on the Bosphorus Strait ... several tug boats to rescue the ...

Life at sea was “like being in prison, with a chance of drowning”, 18th-century English writer Samuel Johnson reckoned.

Thanks to the strait that it straddles, Istanbul is the only city in the world ... building an actual bridge across the Bosporus, it was boats – and later ferries – that were responsible ...

The European side extends like a finger across the Bosphorus Strait ... plus an extra five euros for the boat (about $33 in total), unless you have an Istanbul Museum Pass, which starts at ...

ISTANBUL, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- Ship traffic in the Bosphorus Strait in Istanbul, one of the world's busiest waterways, was suspended Friday in both directions as part of a search and rescue mission ...

It’s important to note that it’s forbidden to swim in the Bosphorus strait in central Istanbul due to the large number of boats. However, once a year there is a swimming race which is free to ...

was grounded in Istanbul's Bosphorus Strait on Monday and traffic in the strait was suspended for a few hours, shipping agents Tribeca said. Several tugs were among vessels sent to provide ...

ISTANBUL, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Ship traffic in Turkey's Bosphorus Strait is set to resume for northbound vessels as of 1700 GMT on Sunday, after a suspension due to an anchor failure on one ship ...

Seven people were rescued and nine more were missing from the stricken boat, which had set off earlier from Istanbul and had travelled through the Bosphorus Strait on its way to Romania. Those on ...