Three injured in collision between ferry-boat and oil tanker on Bosphorus

ISTANBUL, Jan 21 (AFP) - Three people were slightly injured overnight when their ferry-boat collided with an oil tanker in the Bosphorus strait, the Anatolia news agency reported Friday.
The agency quoted port authorities as saying the Liberian-registered tanker that was heading to Romania was not transporting any oil when the accident happened.
It said poor visibility may have caused the incident that prompted authorities to shut down the strait to maritime traffic during the night.
The daily newspaper Hurriyet said all of those injured were passengers on board the ferry that shuttles people between the eastern and western part of Istanbul.
The winding Bosphorus strait which connects the Black Sea to the Mediterranean is one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world.

01/21/2005 09:23 GMT - AFP