- Product tanker Volgoneft 249 ran aground in Kama river estuary downstream from Kazan city.
- The tanker was loaded with gasoil and was en route from Bashkortostan to Rostov-on-Don.
- The tanker was re-floated and sailed downstream to Ulyanovsk, Volga river, and anchored. No damages were reported.
Aground product tanker Volgoneft 249 gets re-floated and sets sail to Ulyanovsk, writes Stepan Kotcherga for Maritime Bulletin.
Tanker runs aground
Product tanker Volgoneft 249 ran aground at around 2000 UTC Apr 24 in Kama river estuary downstream from Kazan city, Volga, Russia.
The tanker was loaded with 3736 tons of gasoil on board and was en route from Bashkortostan to Rostov-on-Don.
As of 1500 UTC April 25, tanker was still aground. The hull was not breached and no cargo leak was reported.
Incident update
The tanker was re-floated on April 26, sailed downstream to Ulyanovsk, Volga river, and anchored. No damages were reported.
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Source: Maritime Bulletin
