Sea traffic in Istanbul’s Bosphorus Strait suspended due to heavy fog

ISTANBUL, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) — Sea traffic in the Bosphorus Strait, one of the busiest waterways in the world, was suspended on Wednesday due to heavy fog, authorities announced.
According to a statement from Türkiye’s Transport and Infrastructure Ministry, ship traffic in the strait has been suspended in both directions due to “limited visibility” caused by heavy thick fog.
In another statement from City Lines, which operates ferries commuting across the strait between the Asian and European sides, it was announced that many services have been suspended due to “adverse weather conditions.”
The suspensions also caused a significant increase on the roads, resulting in traffic congestion across the city of 16 million people. Traffic density was recorded at nearly 70 percent in the morning rush hours, according to the municipality’s traffic application.
Connecting the Black Sea with the Marmara Sea, the 30-kilometer-long Bosphorus Strait is one of the busiest waterways in the world. ■