A strong southwesterly wind, known locally as lodos, disrupted ferry services across Istanbul and the Sea of Marmara on Friday, with Şehir Hatları, İDO and BUDO cancelling or suspending a number of sailings, NTV and İhlas News Agency (İHA) reported.
MGM said gusts could reach around 90 kilometres per hour at times, according to NTV and İlkses. The warning follows the alert issued earlier this week for Istanbul and 10 other provinces.
Princes’ Islands and Bosphorus lines halted
Şehir Hatları, the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality’s ferry operator, said the following lines would not run until further notice because of the weather, NTV and İHA reported: Bostancı–Moda–Karaköy–Kabataş, Büyükada–Sedef Adası, Maltepe–Büyükada–Heybeliada–Burgazada–Kınalıada, Beşiktaş–Adalar and the Bostancı–Adalar ring line, as well as the upper Bosphorus lines Anadolu Kavağı–Rumeli Kavağı–Sarıyer and Sarıyer–Beykoz.
Several individual morning sailings between Kabataş, Kadıköy and the Princes’ Islands (Adalar) were also cancelled, the reports said.
Bursa and Armutlu sea buses cancelled
Bursa sea bus operator BUDO cancelled 10 sailings on Friday between Mudanya, Kabataş and Armutlu, citing adverse weather, NTV and İlkses reported. The cancelled departures were Mudanya to Kabataş at 07:00, 09:30 and 13:30; Kabataş to Mudanya at 08:00, 10:30 and 14:00; Mudanya to Armutlu at 09:30 and Armutlu to Kabataş at 10:00; and Kabataş to Armutlu at 14:00 and Armutlu to Mudanya at 15:30.
İDO, which runs fast ferries and car ferries across the Marmara, also cancelled services on its Bursa–Armutlu–Yenikapı–Kadıköy route, according to NTV and İHA.
For practical information on getting around the city, see our guide to living in Istanbul.
Sources
- İstanbul’da lodos fırtınası. Şehir Hatları, İDO ve BUDO seferleri iptal edildi (NTV)
- Lodos İstanbul’da etkisini artırdı, İDO ve Şehir Hatları vapur seferlerini iptal etti (Haberler.com / İHA)
- İstanbul’da lodos deniz ulaşımını vurdu: Şehir Hatları, İDO ve BUDO seferleri iptal edildi! (İlkses)
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