Inspectors OK 1st Ukraine grain ship

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Istanbul - 3 August 2022
1. Ship carrying Ukrainian grain crossing the Bosporus Strait on its way to Lebanon
HEADLINE: Ship carrying Ukrainian grain heads to Lebanon
2. Ship carrying Ukrainian grain crossing the Bosporus
Locator: Istanbul, Turkey
3. Various of ship carrying Ukrainian grain crossing the Bosporus
ANNOTATION: The first grain ship to depart Ukraine under a wartime deal entered the Bosporus Strait on the way to Lebanon.
4. Various of inspection team arriving at pier to board small boat to take them to grain ship Razoni
ANNOTATION: Turkey's defense ministry said Wednesday an inspection team finished its review aboard the Sierra Leone-flagged Razoni.
5. Various of boat carrying inspection team departing.
ANNOTATION: The delegation included officials from Ukraine, Russia, Turkey and the United Nations.
6. Wide of grain ship Razoni
7. Tracking of inspection team's small boat heading towards Razoni.
ANNOTATION: The Razoni is carrying tons of Ukrainian corn and the inspection took place off Istanbul's coast in the Black Sea.
8. Razoni crossing the Bosporus
ANNOTATION: The vessel set sail Monday from the Ukrainian port of Odesa.
9. Various of Razoni crossing the Bosporus
ANNOTATION: More ships from Ukraine are expected to set out in the coming days.
STORYLINE:
The first grain ship to depart Ukraine under a wartime deal entered the Bosporus Strait on the way to Lebanon after its cargo was checked and approved Wednesday, Turkish and Ukrainian authorities said.
An inspection team spent about 90 minutes conducting checks aboard the Sierra Leone-flagged Razoni, which was carrying Ukrainian corn and anchored off Istanbul, Turkey's defense ministry said.
The team included officials from Ukraine, Russia, Turkey and the United Nations, the parties to the agreement struck last month to create safe shipping corridors for exporting Ukraine's agricultural products as Russia's invasion of its neighbor continues.
Russia and Ukraine signed separate agreements with Turkey and the United Nations on July 22 to end a wartime standoff that threatened food security around the globe.
An estimated 20 million tons of grain have been stuck in Ukraine since the start of the 6-month-old war.