The Russian oil tanker Volgoneft-248 broke in half during a storm in this body of water, causing a major 1999 oil spill.
The Russian oil tanker Volgoneft-248 broke in half during a storm in this body of water, causing a major 1999 oil spill. Another vessel that sank in this body of water was the Australian submarine AE2, which was scuttled near Kara Burnu Point. The (*) Granicus River flows into this body of water, one of whose islands, Buyukkada, served for four years as a place of exile for Leon Trotsky. In ancient times, it was known as the Propontis; its present name derives from another island, which was used as a quarry for white  ► marble. Water flows into this sea from the Bosporus and out through the Dardanelles into the Aegean. For 10 points, name this inland sea in Turkey.
The Russian oil tanker Volgoneft-248 broke in half during a storm in this body of water, causing a major 1999 oil spill.
Sea of Marmara