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Turkey closes straits of Dardanelles because of bad weather

23 February 2019

Turkey has closed the Dardanelles Strait for international sea voyages for the second time in a week, on Saturday

The international waterway was closed to sea traffic on Saturday morning because of strong winds and storms

Turkey closed the Dardanelles Strait for sea voyages on earlier this week due to the thick fog, as a result of which the visibility fell below 10 meters.

source: commonspace.eu with agencies

photo: Straits of Dardanelles (archive photo)

 

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