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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 ....

Monday, October 26, 2015

Ilke Mete


Here's another one that took a little effort to label. The names front and back are kind of rusted out - making it not so easy to read (add to it a lack of focus - for whatever reasons...) And then, we were not able to get online immediately to check out the "live view" to double check.
It's what I would have called a "coaster" - hugging the coast for the most part on account of its size.


Name: Ilke Mete
Heading: South/Marmara
Type:  cargo
Flags:  Turkish
Date: 26 Oct 2015

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