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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 ....

Friday, October 16, 2015

Evanthia




Yet another "typical" vessel of the kind that dozens pass every day.

At the same time that you and we may call this "yet another", we keep in mind the importance of and inherent danger of putting to sea. The El Faro remains in our thoughts. It is partly for this reason that we still harbour our own 4m craft in the safety of our back yard. The open waters - even between the two shores of the Bosphorous - is no place for those that don't know what they are doing, or even, at times, for those that do.

Check the placement of the life boat - the trend for most seems to be to the stern of the vessel but this one is starboard.




Name: Evanthia
Heading: South/Marmara
Type:  carrier
Flags:  Malta
 Date: 16 Oct 2015
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