Classification
- Incident Type: Grounded
- Severity: Medium
Vessel Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Vessel Name | Lady Zehma |
| Vessel Type | Bulk Carrier |
| Flag State | Panama [PA] |
| IMO Number | |
| Gross Tonnage | |
| LOA (m) |
Incident Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Date | 2022-09-01 |
| Location | Bebek Bay, Bosphorus Strait, Istanbul, Turkey |
| Coordinates | 41.1125, 29.0718 |
| Region | Turkey |
| Fatalities | |
| Injuries | |
| Missing | |
| Direct Damage | |
| Economic Damage |
Key facts
- Lady Zehma grounded in Bebek Bay on 1 September 2022 while in the Bosphorus Strait.
- The General Directorate of Coastal Safety reported that the vessel experienced a rudder failure and anchored in the bay.
- Several response boats and tugs attended, and ship traffic through the waterway was suspended temporarily.
- The vessel was carrying 3,000 metric tons of corn from Chornomorsk, Ukraine, bound for Ravenna, Italy, under the Ukrainian grain-export arrangement.
- An update reported that Lady Zehma was refloated, moved to anchorage, and that the Bosphorus reopened to traffic.
Narrative
On 1 September 2022, the Panama-flagged bulk carrier Lady Zehma grounded in Bebek Bay in Istanbul's Bosphorus Strait. The General Directorate of Coastal Safety reported that the vessel had experienced a rudder failure and had anchored in the bay. Several response boats and tugs attended, and traffic through the waterway was suspended while the response continued.
The gCaptain account reported that Lady Zehma was carrying grain from Ukraine. The UN Joint Coordination Centre listed the vessel as authorized to depart Chornomorsk with 3,000 metric tons of corn bound for Ravenna, Italy. Later in the same account, an update stated that the vessel had been refloated and moved to an anchorage, after which the Bosphorus reopened to ship traffic.
The source establishes the grounding, reported rudder failure, response, and refloating outcome. It does not provide a verified casualty count, pollution result, direct damage assessment, economic loss, or formal investigation findings.
Contributing factors
| Factor | Evidence status |
|---|---|
| Rudder failure | Reported by the General Directorate of Coastal Safety account; not independently confirmed in the available source. |
Investigation
No official investigation report is linked in the available source record. The final cause, vessel damage, casualty outcome, and any pollution assessment remain unresolved.
References
- Ship Carrying Ukrainian Corn Grounds in Turkey's Bosphorus Strait
- Lady Zehma source record