MSC-flagged containership Malena has suffered an engine failure in front of Canakkale, in the Turkish Dardanelles Strait.
The incident occurred on 10 October at around 11:00am local time.
The 2,503 TEU vessel was heading to Italy from Tekirdağ, Turkey.
MSC MALENA isimli gemi, Çanakkale Gemi Trafik Hizmetleri Merkezimiz koordinasyonunda, KURTARMA-14 ve KURTARMA-15 Römorkörümüz refakatinde Karanlık Liman’a emniyetle demirletildi. pic.twitter.com/j3gX8XbIrQ
— KEGM (@kiyiemniyet) October 10, 2022
The Canakkale Ship Traffic Services Center coordinated rescue efforts with two tugboats.
The ship has been safely anchored in Dark Harbor, Gulf of Erenköy’s midpoint in southern Dardanelles.