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Sinking ship grounded in Caspian Sea
On Jan 29, 2025, the 'Caspian Shiva', en route to the port of Makhachkala with ten crew members on board, got in distress in the Caspian Sea after suffering a hull breach. The vessel subsequently ran aground near the dry cargo harbour channel, about seven kilometers from the Makhachkala Commercial Seaport. There was water ingress in the ballast tank area, with water flooding the engine room and cargo hold. The crew was working to pump out the water. No injuries were reported. Rescue operations were on hold due to severe weather, with waves reaching up to two metres. Two tugs from Rosmorport have been put on standby to assist when the conditions allowed. The tugs successfully refloated the vessel and towed it to safety in Makhachkala port. The crew was safe and uninjured. The vessel was sailing from Iranian ports to Russia along a route regularly used to transport goods including sanctioned items and weapons from Iran to Russia. Video: https://t.me/port_05/240
Freighter detained for unpaid wages
According to an inspector from the International Federation of Transport Workers in Novorossiysk, Port State Control in Rostov, has detained the "Vostok" on July 31, 2019. According to the International Federation of Transport Workers, the crew of the "Vostok" has not been paid since January 2019 and that the owner, Blackmed Maritime Ltd. owes the crew 71,000 US Dollars, The crew consists of 10 Russians and one Ukrainian and the vessel has been in the port of Rostov-on-Don since June 20.
Breached vessel intentionally grounded to avoid sinking
The "Amur 2516" suffered a hull breach in the collision with an ice floe in the Azov Sea on Feb 3, 2016. The vessel, loaded with peas, was en route from Azov to Ambarli. As the water Ingress could not be brought under control water and the ship was in danger of sinking, the master decided to run his ship aground intentionally off Dolzhanskaya, west of Yeysk.
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