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We'll periodically post images of vessels that drift past our perch on the Bosphorous. If you are a new arrival, the Bosphorous is the waterway (straits) that divides Europe from Asia and cuts right through the middle of Istanbul. You could swim from Europe to Asia (or vice versa) in about 30 minutes - if you could survive the boat traffic and/or the pollution.

The blog's perch is about half way up (or down) the Bosphorous - not the city's most supreme view. Yet, it's not too high, not too low - good enough to afford a decent view. Then again, anything better in terms of view will cost you upward of a million. Dollars. No... more. Much more. This view is free.

The aim here is to provide regular images and - where possible - further details regarding boat traffic between the Black Sea, the Marmara and points beyond.

It's not CIA - although they used to maintain a prominent viewing location (and probably still do) - The transit through the Bosphorous is Russia's traditional outlet to the world's oceans - most other Russian outlets ice over in the winter. But, there is no hidden blog agenda, no intent to spy. This is just our view and publicly available data related to those views: Boats on the Water. Passing by. Happened to catch them ....

Saturday, January 23, 2016

Baltimore


 












10 minutes later, more snow and less visibility.
We went out to catch some boats because the sunlight was so nice.
Check out Nermin Telli (next post) to see what happened to the weather in such as short time - kind of typical of the Bosphorous.
The "pilot on board" flag is nicely visible in the close-up of the bridge/stern.


Name: Baltimore
Heading: North/Black Sea
Type:  cargo
Flags: Marshall Islands, pilot on board
Date: 23 Jan 2016
Weather: light winter snow coming on
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