Fog shuts down traffic on Turkey's Bosporus Strait

Fog shuts down traffic on Turkey's Bosporus Strait

ISTANBUL-Anadolu Agency
Fog shuts down traffic on Turkeys Bosporus Strait

Heavy fog led to a shutdown of vessel traffic late on Jan. 17 in Turkey's Bosporus Strait, said Turkish officials.

Marine traffic in the Bosporus has been suspended as visibility is below a half mile, the Istanbul Port Directorate of the Transport and Infrastructure Ministry said in a statement.

All vessel passages from two directions were suspended as of 10:15 p.m. local time (0715GMT).

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