ISTANBUL, Dhu-AlQa'dah 14, 1437, August 17, 2016, SPA -- Traffic in Turkey's Bosphorus Strait, a key international shipping lane for oil and grain, was suspended on Wednesday after a bulk carrier collided with a coast guard boat, shipping agent GAC said, according to Reuters. Six people were rescued and taken to hospital, a spokesman at the office of the Istanbul governor said. The coast Guard in Istanbul said it was unable to provide information on the accident. The collision occurred at 8:40 a.m. (0540 GMT) at the southern end of the strait, forcing the capsize of the coast guard vessel, GAC said. GAC identified the cargo ship as the M/V Tolunay, a Cook Island-flagged bulk carrier headed north to the Black Sea. --SPA 14:45 LOCAL TIME 11:45 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w
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