Panamax bulk carrier disabled in Dardanelles

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Bulk carrier PANTHER MAX suffered engine failure in Dardanelles while ballasting from Egypt to Chornomorsk Ukraine at around 1340 UTC Feb 2 north of Canakkale. Traffic Control Center was immediately alerted, SAR tugs responded and took disabled bulk carrier to anchorage in front of Saltik, Dardanelles. As of 1730 UTC Feb 2, the ship remained in the same position.
Bulk carrier PANTHER MAX, IMO 9593402, dwt 81283, built 2012, flag Bahamas, manager ENTERPRISES SHIPPING & TRADING, Greece.

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My name is Mikhail Voytenko, I’m Russian, professional merchant marine navigator, by education and former experience. I own and run Maritime Bulletin website for more than 10 years. I've been involved in solving a number of piracy hijack cases, including the hijack of ro-ro FAINA, loaded with tanks. It was me who made public, and unravel, freighter ARCTIC SEA mystery. I've been also closely involved in a number of maritime disaster, one of them being MSC FLAMINIA major fire.