A Russian ship sinks in the Black Sea after colliding with a ship from Ukraine
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A Russian ship sinks in the Black Sea after colliding with a ship from Ukraine
The Russian ship had a hole in it and apparently had no way of getting to Russia. He is currently traveling back to Varna, Bulgaria, where he started from
The ferry „Slavyanin“ sailing under the flag of the Russian Federation collided with another vessel 46.6 nm east of Tyulenovo village, commune. Stencil.
The vessel reported that the incident occurred with the Palau-flagged general cargo ship NEW RAOUF (IMO: 8342375). The second vessel sailed from the Ukrainian port of Izmail bound for the Bosphorus, and the ferry from Varna to the Caucasus.
NEW RAOUF is currently east of Arapya, according to AIS and continuing its transit.
It cannot be officially confirmed that this is the vessel involved in the collision.
The ferry „Slavyanin“ suffered a breach on the port side in the midship area, water came in astern and the vessel listed by 2 degrees.
A decision was made to return to Varna, where an inspection will be carried out.
The collision took place at 0250 GMT. on November 8.
No sailors were injured and no pollution was allowed, according to data from Maritime.bg.
Ferry „SLAVYANIN“ (IMO: 8300169) was built in 1984, sails under the flag of the Russian Federation. The vessel has a length of 150 m, a beam of 21 m and a deadweight of 6,258 tons. The vessel is owned and managed by Temryuk-based ANSHIP LLC, according to data from Equasis.
