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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, May 23, 2018

SBI Pegasus
















Name: SBI Pegasus
Heading: North/Black Sea
Type:  Bulk Carrier
Flags: Marshall Islands
Date: 23  May 2018
Weather: clear& clouds
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Thursday, May 10, 2018

Sider Dream










The Panama flag is pretty clearly visible.

This, after maybe a week of non-stop rain (Doesn't make for good photo opps, so we have been hard pressed to come up wtth material). Add to that our hectic daily schedule: so we are back to you with another rather generic shot - one from the SIDER family, but a new one from that family - we have seen Sider Luck and Sider Joy, so this is a first for Sider Dream.

She appears to be loaded/full since she is sitting pretty low in the water.


Name: Sider Dream
 Heading: South/Marmara
Type: Cargo
Flag: Panama
Date: 10 May 2018
Weather: pleasant spring evening
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