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Bulk carrier refloated

Divers have inspected the hull of the 'Mercury Ocean' After it had been patched, the vessel was towed of by the tugs 'Beringuv Proliv' (IMO: 9682411) and 'Rubin' on Oct 30 and anchored in pos. 49° 59.30' N 140° 34.88' E. After surveys it was to be taken to the nearest port for repairs. The salvage operation was very complex because there were 12.000 tons of coal on board . Only after4.000 tons of the cargo were lightered from the vessel and 5.000 tons of ballast water were pumped out, it was possible to pull the ship off.

Bulkcarrier grounded near Baoshnyakovo

The 'Mercury Ocean' with 20 crew members on board dragged anchor and drifted aground in the night of Oct 25, 2020, at the Boshnyakovo Anchorage on the Western Sakhalin coast in the Tatarskiy Strait. The ship was partially loaded, it had been in the process of loading coal and by the time of the accident had 12,000 tons on board. The crew remained on board, and an SAR tug left Korsakov in order to pull the vessel back to deeper water. It remained stuck in pos. 49° 37.44' N 142° 7.90' E as of Oct 26, pounded by heavy surf. The storm and icy sludge made refloating attempts impossible. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uYCfqZLMss&feature=emb_title

Sold

Doun Kisen have sold their Supramax “Mercury Ocean” 53/2008 Iwagi, with DD 4/2021, to undisclosed buyers for USD 11.5 mill.