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Ship with sailors from Syria sends distress signal in Kerch Strait
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.[Regnum] The Gam Express vessel sent a distress signal in the Kerch Strait, the press service of the Southern Transport Prosecutor's Office reported on December 20. “The safety of navigation is being monitored in connection with the distress signal sent by the Gam Express vessel in the Kerch Strait,” the department noted on its Telegram channel. The Novorossiysk Transport Prosecutor's Office has been entrusted with control. The Russian Trade Union of Seafarers, whose report is cited by TASS, reported that there are sailors from Syria and Egypt on board the ship. As reported by the Regnum news agency, on December 15, the tankers Volgoneft 212 and Volgoneft 239, which were transporting fuel oil, sank in the Kerch Strait during a storm. As a result of the emergency, a partial leak of petroleum products occurred. On December 17, it became known that another tanker with fuel oil, Volgoneft 109, located near the port of Kavkaz in the Kerch Strait, sent a distress signal. The Marine Rescue Service clarified that the crew of this vessel is safe. It was specified that the tanker captain reported damage to the cargo tank. The rescue vessel escorted the Volgoneft 109 to a safe anchorage. Posted by: badanov 2024-12-21 |
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