Boats On The Bosphorous: June 2018

Welcome

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 ....

Thursday, June 28, 2018

Sea Sprinter

Nice color! She appears to have had a paint job - the pictures at the Marine Traffic link below show a black ship, but it's her all right.

Aha, repair job last summer.

Name: Sea Sprinter
Heading: North/Black Sea
Type: Cargo
Flags: Malta
Date: 27 June 2018
Weather: clear

Tuesday, June 19, 2018

Sea Hellinis

The door at the back tells most of the story here: built for cars to drive on and drive off through the back door.

Name: Sea Hellinis
Heading: South/Marmara
Type: Vehicle Carrier
Flag: Panama
Date: 19 June 2018
Weather: pleasant evening, clear skies

Tuesday, June 12, 2018

Hansa Marburg

We were right down on the water next to her, but without a decent camera.
The proximity makes up for the low resolution, but it would have been a lot nicer if we had had a decent camera. She was the first of the ships heading south today - the maritime authorities switch the direction of traffic every few hours, and there was no traffic in either direction when we first went out on the water.
Note the coast guard.

Name: Hansa Marburg
Heading: South/Marmara
Type: Cargo
Flag: Luxembourg
Date: 12 June 2018
Weather: pleasant morning, clear skies

Tuesday, June 5, 2018

Sakizaya Miracle

Look carefully and you'll see a "sailor" at the bow.

Name: Sakizaya Miracle
Heading: North/Black Sea
Type: Bulk Carrier
Flags: Panama
Date: 05 June 2018
Weather: clear