ISTANBUL, March 19 (Reuters) - Traffic was suspended in Turkey's Bosphorus strait on Wednesday after a general cargo ship had an engine failure during northbound transit through the strait that ...

Tugboats, fast rescue boats, and divers were immediately dispatched to the scene. "Vessel traffic through the Bosporus has been temporarily suspended in both directions," the statement said.

The great and ancient city of Istanbul – formerly Constantinople, formerly New Rome, formerly Byzantium – straddles two continents. The European side extends like a finger across the Bosphorus ...

It will have the capacity for boats up to an impressive 350 metres ... Currently there are three major bridges spanning the Bosphorus Strait, connecting the European and Asian sides of the city ...