An elderly general cargo vessel has run aground at the northern entrance to the Bosphorus in Turkey.
The incident occurred on Thursday morning and has left the 8,035-dwt Natalia (built 1983) with a heel of 20 degrees on its starboard side, reports ship agency company GAC.
The salvage tug Nene Hatun and Turkish Naval Forces were reported to be participating in the search and rescue operation.
