Bosphorus Re-Opened

[GordMay]

Turkey briefly stops traffic in Bosphorus Strait to defuse mine
The strait is opened after a stray mine has been removed from the key waterway linking the Black Sea and the Mediterranean.
➥ https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/...rait-to-defuse

[GordMay]

Ukraine says Russia planting mines in Black Sea as shipping perils grow
Ukraine accused Russia on Wednesday of planting mines in the Black Sea and said some of those munitions had to be defused off Turkey and Romania as risks to vital merchant shipping in the region [Black and Azov Seas,also the Kerch and Black Sea Straits] grow.
Drifting mines were found March 26-28, 2022 off the coasts of Turkey and Romania.
More ➥ https://www.reuters.com/world/europe...ow-2022-03-30/

[grantmc]

I doubt that clearing mines will be incentive enough to encourage cruisers back to enjoy the delights of the Black Sea and Sea of Azov.