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Cargo ship fined for pumping polluted water in Izmit Bay
The "Queen Anatolia" was found responsible for a water piollution in the Izmit Bay and fined with o1.772.000 Turkish liras by the Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality is punishing the ships that cause pollution within the scope of protection works of Izmit Bay. Dirty ballast found in the Gulf of Izmit was identified as coming from the cargo ship after samples were taken. The ship had sailed from Gebze on Sep 30, 2019, and berthed in Venice on Oct 10. Turkish report with photos: https://www.denizhaber.net/izmit-korfezini-kirleten-queen-anatolia-gemisine-1-milyon-772-bin-tl-para-cezasi-haber-91158.htm
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