The ship has a hole in it. Carrying sanction fuel from Russian oil
A Chinese cargo ship has run aground near the port of Nevelsk on Sakhalin , about 200 meters from the shore. The An Yang 2 was heading to Nevelsk from the Chinese port of Jiangyin, according to Beware. News, but suffered an accident on the night of February 9. There are 20 people on board.
The Ministry of Emergency Situations is planning a rescue operation, but it is currently impossible to start it due to weather conditions. According to the ship’s crew, no one was hurt.
TASS reports that the vessel is loaded with coal, fuel oil and motor oil. The Baza Telegram channel clarifies that there are 56 tons of diesel fuel, 706 tons of fuel oil and one thousand tons of coal on board, and that the vessel has a hole.
According to official sources, no fuel leaks were recorded. However, a state of emergency has been declared in the Nevelsky District. The Investigative Committee has begun an investigation into a possible violation of maritime safety regulations.
Chinese ship runs aground off Sakhalin coast due to storm
The cargo ship An Yang 2 ran aground off the coast of Sakhalin on the night of February 9, the regional department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations reported . The incident occurred south of the port of Nevelsk. There are 20 crew members on board, all of them Chinese. There are no casualties, no fuel spill was recorded. Due to a strong storm, rescue and diving services cannot yet approach the ship.
The governor of the Sakhalin region Valery Limarenko took control of the situation. A high alert regime was introduced in the Nevelsky district, and round-the-clock monitoring of the coastline was organized. Communication with the ship’s captain was established, there are sufficient supplies of food and water on board. The decision to unload the ship or remove it from the shallows will be made after the weather conditions improve.
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