The general cargo ship Kemal Kuru, ran aground in Dardanelles on 0.4 nautical miles off Cape Cankaya, Turkey. The accident happened during voyage from Sevastopol to Porto Marghera, carrying steep products on board. The navigation error of the duty officer and misunderstood situation of maneuvering caused the grounding of the Turkish cargo ship. The Vessel Traffic Center sent rescue boats at the scene of the accident, but the cargo ship Kemal Kuru was able to refloat at own power a few hours later. The local authorities started investigation of the accident and released the ship to continue the voyage. There are no injured people among the 14 crew members on board and no leakage and water pollution during the accident. The survey showed that the hull of the vessel have no sufficient damages from the grounding and the ship can continue operations.
The cargo ship Kemal Kuru (IMO: 9418080) has length of 81.00 m, beam of 14.00 m and maximum draft of 6.00 m. The deadweight of the cargo ship is 3,959 DWT and the gross tonnage is 2,544 GRT. The ship was built in 2007 in the Chinese Zhaobao Shipyard and operated by the Turkish company Fuden Shipping & Trading.