Turkey Reopens Key Shipping Route After Wildfires Contained
- Shipping through Dardanelles resumes after days of suspension
- Hundreds of ships were stuck as Turkey fought forest fires
A firefighting helicopter drops water on a fire near Kayadere Village in Canakkale, Turkey, on Aug. 24.
Photographer: Cem Tekkesinoglu/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images
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Turkey re-opened the Dardanelles Strait to ships after a suspension of nearly two days due to wildfires, allowing passage to hundreds of vessels that had been unable to move between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean.
Authorities allowed ships traveling in both directions from 6:15 p.m. local time on Thursday, according to the Coastal Safety Directorate. The decision came after state media said forest fires raging in Canakkale province were finally under control.