Russian Cargo Vessel Suffering From Hull Damage In Sea of Azov Awaits Icebreaker Rescue
The Russian Cargo Ship Pavel Grabovskiy is waiting to be rescued in the Sea of Azov after suffering a hull breach on February 16. While the cause of the damage remains unknown, the vessel was sailing in broken sea ice at that time.
The 3,147 DWT ship was loaded with approximately 3000 tonnes of corn and was sailing from Rostov, Russia, to Samsun, Turkiye.
After the hull breach, the crew members tried to reach the Azov port to get repairs done, however as of February 21, the ship is stranded about 5 nautical miles offshore. Satellite images showed that the sea ice situation improved and the ship is in open water.
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