Russian motor vessel with coal ran aground in the Kerch Strait. The vessel loaded with coal ran aground in the Kerch Strait in the morning of June 24, 2019, the Interfax-South agency reports.

"At 05:49 Moscow time the motor vessel “Siberin-1”, the flag of the Russian Federation, ran aground when leaving the Southern region of the port of Kavkaz. Damage to the hull is not observed. There is no threat to shipping” - said the source.

The source clarified that the vessel deviated from fairway of the approach channel at 90 m, which was the cause of the incident. On board the vessel is 4,300 tons of coal.

Currently, the port authorities are addressing the issue of the allocation of tugs and the removal of the vessel from the ground.

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An explosion occurred onboard a tanker at Port of Makhachkala in Russia today, killing two people.

According to report by Sputnik, the explosion came from the engine room of the 2013-built 7,000 dwt tanker VF Tanker 16 when the vessel was near the No.4 pier of the port.

Initial reports said five crew were injured in the incident and another three were missing, and later two of the three missing crew were found dead. One of the wounded is in a critical condition.

The vessel is operated by Russian company Volga Shipping, which owns a fleet of 99 vessels, made up of 59 small bulkers and 40 small tankers.

Bulk carrier MARYLAND was finally refloated in the morning March 27, after partial offloading with deployment of floating crane, some 3,000 tons were offloaded, according to the Russian Sea and River Fleet Agency. The ship was taken to Kerch Outer Anchorage in the Black sea, and anchored. The vessel to be surveyed before deciding if she may resume voyage, or she’ll have to be repaired, with all cargo offloaded.

Bulk carrier MARYLAND (IMO 8418758) ran aground in northern Kerch Strait in front of Chushka, apparently after veering off fairway, at around 1630 UTC March 13th, transiting Strait in southern direction, en route from Mariupol, Ukraine to Maghera, Italy. At 1930 UTC she was still aground with several tugs at her side. The ship is loaded with steel.

This informs RIA Novosti with reference to the representative of Rosmorrechflot. During the movement in the caravan, the bulk carrier sat on the edge of the Kerch-Yenikalsky channel.
It is noted that the relevant data arrived at the Service for Traffic Management of the Port of Kerch on March 13 at 19:40. The ministry added that there are no restrictions on shipping. Also, there is no recorded threat of ecology and human life.

REF: https://russian.rt.com/russia/news/611362-kerchenskii-proliv-sudno

The m/v “Sepano” ran aground between Ninovka and Fedorovka on the Volga-Caspian Maritime Shipping Channel (VKMSK) According to the regional EMERCOM of Russia, there are 14 crew members on board (food supply 10 days), the cargo volume is 4,900 tons of grain.

The vessel followed from the port of Astrakhan to the port of Amirobad (Iran). No damage, no leakage of petroleum products. No injuries reported.

The motor vessel "Sepano" is attempting to independently break off. The shipowner is resolving the issue of sending a tug.

The Russian trawler 'Zaliv Olgi' caught fire while she was docked at Busan, Korea on February 28. The vessel was undergoing repairing operations when it got on fire.

According to local sources, the fire was caused from wielding operations that were taking place inside the vessel. The fire spread at an unprecedented rate around the superstructure, engulfing stern compartments and then the bridge. The superstructure compartments that caught fire were burned out.

Concluding, no injuries were reported from the incident.

source:  https://safety4sea.com/russiantrawler/
video: https://youtu.be/BHyPODjanrE

A cargo ship Seagrand veered off course and bumped into a bridge off the southeast coast of South Korea on Thursday with a drunk captain on board, authorities said.

The Korea Coast Guard (KCG) said the 5,998-ton Seagrand sailed into the side of the Gwangan Bridge at around 4:20 p.m. before turning back to head in the opposite direction.

The accident caused damage to the lower part of the bi-level bridge, the KCG said. No injuries were reported, but portions of the lower bridge were closed off for precautionary reasons. The KCG nabbed the vessel and questioned the crew aboard. It said the ship's Russian captain, whose identity is being withheld, had a blood alcohol content of 0.086 percent. The legal limit is 0.03 percent. A KCG official said consuming alcohol aboard a vessel isn't punishable by law as long as the person doesn't steer the ship. The official added it wasn't yet clear if the Russian captain had been at the helm at the time of the accident.

Authorities were also trying to determine why the ship was heading toward the bridge in the first place, when it should have been going in the opposite direction.
The KCG said the Seagrand arrived in Busan around 9 a.m. Wednesday and unloaded 1,495 tons of iron pipes. It was bound for Vladivostok, Russia, on Thursday, carrying 1,415 tons of steel coils.

Authorities said the Seagrand had also hit a cruise ship moored at the same port about 40 minutes before hitting the bridge.

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