A general cargo ship ran aground on Dec 6 at 158 kilometer mark, Volga – Caspian Sea Channel, near the grounding site of another general cargo ship, which ran aground on Dec 4, reports Maritime Bulletin.
What happened?
General cargo ship OMSKIY 111 ran aground in the morning Dec 6 at 158 kilometer mark, Volga – Caspian Sea Channel, near the grounding site of another general cargo ship, PORT OLYA 2, which ran aground on Dec 4.
Both OMSKIY 111 and PORT OLYA 2 were bound for Amirabad port, Iran, with cargo of grain.
Channel blocked
As both the cargo ships blocked the channel, a number of ships were stranded, waiting for the fairway to clear.
As of 1400 UTC Dec 6, OMSKIY 111 was still aground, tug and icebreaker reportedly responding.
About the vessels
PORT OLYA 2
PORT OLYA 2 was reported to be refloated. No further information was available as AIS was off.
Freezing weather with very low temperature down to -20C, might be the cause of an accident.
OMSKIY 111
General cargo ship OMSKIY 111, IMO 8943466, dwt 3197, built 1983, flag Russia, manager RUSSHIP LLC.
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Source: Maritime Bulletin
