Extreme currents and low visibility due to the high winds and heavy snow forced the Turkish authorities to close the Bosporus and the Dardanelles, blocking the passage of dozens of oil tankers through the key shipping lanes.
Iznimno snažne struje i slaba vidljivost uzrokovani jakim vjetrom i velikim snježnim padavinama prisilili su turske vlasti na zatvaranje Bospora i Dardanelle, blokirajući tako prolaz desecima tankera s naftom kroz te ključne plovne prolaze.