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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 ....

Wednesday, June 15, 2016

Savarona





We were on a tour boat today, up and down the Bosphorous - a pleasure we experience a few times a year. Slightly south of our position, on the waterfront at the Kurucesme Park, we caught 3 vessels from a different angle.
There is a ton of information online about the Savarona: initially purchased for Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the first President of Turkey, a few months before his death in 1938, the yacht retains its position as one of the longest in the world.

Name: Savarona
Heading: Docked
Type:  yacht
Flags: Turkey
Date: 15 Jun 2016
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