PodcastPassage through Bosphorus Strait suspended due to low visibility
Passage through Istanbul's Bosphorus Strait was temporarily suspended as visibility dwindled to less than half a mile during snowfall on Jan. 17. The Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry did not say when traffic would resume in the strait.
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Passage through Istanbul's Bosphorus Strait was temporarily suspended due to low visibility on Jan. 17, Istanbul Ports Directorate said.
Visibility dwindled to less than half a mile ahead as the city received widespread snowfall over the weekend, the Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry noted.
Around 3,300 ships crossed the strait each month in 2019, according to the most recent data from the Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry.
Suspended at 10.15 p.m. on Jan. 17, the ministry did not say when traffic would resume in the Bosphorus.
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