Port of Karakoy/Istambul
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Karakoy/Istambul: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 6, 2026, 11:40 UTC). Coverage depends on AIS reception in the area.
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Vessels near Karakoy/Istambul
Ships Voydar received on AIS near the port in the last 6 hours, most recent first. Being near a port is not a port call; the board above lists calls.
| Vessel | Type | IMO / MMSI | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|
 NEONTanker | Tanker | IMO 9183295 | |
 GULISTAN UPassenger | Passenger | IMO 7707786 | |
 CHARM SPIRITTanker | Tanker | IMO 9339636 | |
 MEHMETCIKTug | Tug | IMO 9816268 | |
| KURTARMA 12Tug | Tug | IMO 9854404 |
Forecast
Model forecast for Karakoy/Istambul over the next 72 hours, every 6 hours: wind, gusts, waves and visibility. Times in UTC.
| Time (UTC) | Wind (kn) | From | Gusts (kn) | Waves (m) | Period (s) | Visibility (km) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 44° | 16 | 0.2 | 2 | 24 | |
| 7 | 32° | 15 | 0.4 | 2 | 24 | |
| 4 | 54° | 9 | 0.5 | 3 | 24 | |
| 4 | 52° | 7 | 0.4 | 3 | 24 | |
| 5 | 63° | 12 | 0.3 | 3 | 24 | |
| 6 | 36° | 14 | 0.2 | 2 | 24 | |
| 4 | 69° | 9 | 0.4 | 3 | 24 | |
| 2 | 70° | 5 | 0.2 | 2 | 24 | |
| 2 | 187° | 8 | 0.1 | 2 | 24 | |
| 2 | 169° | 6 | 0 | 2 | 24 | |
| 3 | 175° | 5 | 0.1 | 2 | 24 |
Forecast: ECMWF IFS 0.25° + ECMWF WAM, run of Oct 6, 2026, 00:00 UTC. Visibility: NOAA GFS 0.25° + GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III), run of Oct 6, 2026, 06:00 UTC. Waves are taken from the wave model's nearest sea point, 32 km away.
Source: ECMWF open data (IFS 0.25° forecasts, ECMWF WAM waves). This service is based on data and products of the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF). Source: www.ecmwf.int. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Licence: CC-BY-4.0 + ECMWF Terms of Use.
Source: NOAA GFS 0.25° and GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III) forecasts. Forecast: NOAA NCEP GFS / GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III). Licence: US Government work (public domain); NOAA Open Data Dissemination.
A model forecast, not an observation. Not for navigation.
Piracy and anti-shipping incidents nearby
1 incident within 100 km of the port in NGA's Anti-Shipping Activity Messages (ASAM) archive since Jan 10, 1997. NGA stopped updating the archive in 2024. The most recent:
- Pirate AssaultJan 10, 1997Merchant Vessel2 km away
Mediterranean Sea A Bomb was found on an unidentified ferry in Bakirkoy, Istanbul in Turkey on 10 Jan 97 but was successfully defused.
Source: NGA Anti-Shipping Activity Messages. This reproduction, partial or complete, of any National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA) or Defense Mapping Agency (DMA) product, information or data is not approved, authorized or endorsed by the Secretary of Defense, the Director of National Intelligence, the Director, NGA or any other element of the US Government. The US Government and NGA accept no liability for the accuracy or quality of this reproduction or the use of any NGA, NIMA or DMA products, information or data. Licence: US Government work — "NGA claims no copyright or other intellectual property right".
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