General cargo ship Inzhener Trubin (IMO 8502080) dropped anchor on August 28th just outside Copenhagen after departing directly from Kaliningrad. It had adopted an irregular track characterized by unexpected slowdowns, route deviations, and inefficient navigation leading up to its current position in the Øresund Strait. AIS data highlighted unusual manoeuvring rather than a standard commercial transit corridor. The vessel is sanctioned, having been linked to Russian defence logistics and Arctic/Baltic transport runs.
1993-built, Russia-flagged, 6,418 gt Inzhener Trubin is owned and managed by Northern Shipping Co of Arkhangelsk, Russia. As of August 29th the 131.6m x 19.36m Inzhener Trubin was in the North Sea, en route from Kaliningrad, Russia (departed August 26th) to Port Said, Egypt (ETA September 12th).
Passenger / vehicle RoRo Nissos Aegina (IMO 7393066) struck the pier of the port of Kymasio Mantoudi, Greece with its port side bow at midday on August 27th. The vessel was undertaking a mooring manoeuvre at the time. The ship was operating a scheduled route from Mantoudi to Skiathos, Glossa, Skiathos and Mantoudi with 77 passengers, 20 private vehicles and one motorcycle on board. It berthed safely. The passengers disembarked, and the vehicles were unloaded. The Mantoudi Port Authority banned the ship from sailing until a class maintenance certificate was presented by the classification society monitoring it. No injuries were reported and no marine pollution was observed. Following the presentation of a class maintenance certificate, and an inspection, the sailing ban was lifted.
1974-built, Greece-flagged, 1,812 gt Nissos Aegina is owned by Leve Sarconic Ferries Shipping of Piraeus, Greece. It is managed by San Lorenzo I Shipping Co of Piraeus, Greece.
As of August 29th the 77.88m x 12.6m vessel was underway in the Aegean Sea en route from Glossa, Greece (departed August 29th) to Skiathos, Greece (ETA August 29th).
A fire broke out on chemical / oil products tanker DL Amber (IMO 9576909) late on August 27th local time when it was about 7.4km north of Jawoldo, Ongjin-gun, Incheon, South Korea, killing two crew members, one in his 60s and one in his 20s. Both were in the engine room and were found in cardiac arrest. They were transferred to Jinduh Port on Yeongheungdo, but ultimately died. The remaining 16 crew members were rescued by the Coastguard. The fire did not spread to the oil storage area. It was carrying 12,400 kiloliters of bunker C oil. The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries temporarily issued a “caution” level maritime accident crisis alert. Eleven of the 18 crew members, including the two deceased, were Korean nationals. After the shipping company reported the fire to the Vessel Traffic Service (VTS) Centre, the Coastguard mobilised 24 patrol vessels, one aircraft, and three vessels from related agencies. All fires were declared extinguished five hours after the fire was first reported.
2010-built, South Korea-flagged, 7,333 gt DL Amber is owned and managed by DongLim Tanker Co Ltd of Busan, South Korea. It is entered with Shipowners’ Club on behalf of DongLim Tanker Co Ltd As of August 28th the 127.68m x 19.6m vessel was listed as Not Under Command in the Yellow Sea, having departed Incheon, South Korea, on August 27th.
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