OMSKIY-111

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Grounding on Volga–Caspian Sea Channel

In the morning of Dec 6, 2020, the 'Omskiy 111', en route from Astrakhan to Amirabad, ran aground on the Volga–Caspian Sea Channel, near the grounding site of another vessel, the 'Port Olya 2', at kilometer mark 158. Both ships were bound for Amirabad with a cargo of grain each. As she blocked the fairway, a number of ships had to interrupt the transit. A tug and an icebreaker were called to assist.

Amgu ran aground off St. Petersburg

The "Amgu" ran aground on a southern edge of the St. Petersburg Canal on Feb 27, reported Odin.tc. The vessel got stuck after an engine failure. Two hours later the "Amgu" was refloated with the help of a tug and proceeded to a berth in St. Petersburg port. No visible damages and no leak were reported. The freighter had arrived at St. Petersburg on Feb 25 from Kiel and ran aground while leaving port.