ISTANBUL, March 21. /TASS/. A 190-meter long bulk carrier en route from Russia to Mozambique ran aground near the Bosphorus Strait, the coast guard authority of Turkey said.

"The X·n Ha· Tong 37 bulker under the flag of Panama, en route from Russia to Mozambique, went aground near the Ah·rkapi anchorage area. A rescue boat and a tug were promptly sent to help her. Rescue operations started," the authority said.

No injured individuals and marine pollution were reported.