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Freighter sank, crew rescued
The "Fom", being laded with a cargo of scrap, issued a distress signalon Oct 13, 2018, at 06.45 a.m. after suffering a list of 20 degress which was further increasing,creating the danger of capsizing in the Black Sea 50 miles off Sevastopol, Crimea. The MRCC Russia directed the nearest ship, which was the tanker "Minerva Marina" (IMO: 9411939), to sassist.. By the time the tanker approached the vessel, the eight crew had already boarded a life raft. They were safely picked up by the tanker, no injures reported. The freighter, which had been en route from Rostov to Hereke, capsized and sank.
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Sank on 13.10.18 Report: http://maritimebulletin.net/2018/10/13/cargo-ship-capsized-sank-in-black-sea/
Fom repeatedly engaged in illegal trading with Crimea
The "Fom" was engaged in illegal trading with the Russian annexed Crimea since December 2016, according to the Ukrainian vigilante group InfoNapalm investigation: https://blog.informnapalm.org/fom-pryamoj-rejs-s-gruzom-yz-turtsyy-v-okkupyrovannyj-sevastopol/ The vessel called at Sevastopol port four times, which was a violation of sanctions and shipping restrictions, imposed on Crimean shipping. In all four cases, after delivering cargo from Turkey to Sevastopol, the vessel has been loaded with sodium bound for Egypt. When transiting the Turkish straits, the vessel showed Novorossiysk as loading port. The report was handed over to Ukrainian authorities, including MFA. Legal proceedings were to be launched, including an official request to be sent to the Turkey.
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