A Norwegian-owned containership is still under detention by Turkish authorities nearly one month after it ran aground near Istanbul.
The 2,000-teu Songa Iridium (built 2008) ran into trouble on 27 December when it suffered an engine room fire and lost power.
Turkey’s Directorate General of Coastal Safety dispatched four tugs to tow the Liberia-flagged vessel to the anchorage in Istanbul.
