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Freighter with radioactive waste drifted in Japan Sea
The 'Vasiliy Shukhsin' ran out of fuel and went adrift on Nov 9,2020, 20 miles off the port of destination Vostochniy in Primorye. The vessel was taken in tow by the 'Spasatel Zaborshchikov' on Nov 12. The emergency towing lasted about 10 hours, at an average speed of 5 knots. The ship was pulled to to Vostochniy anchorage where it was moored in pos. 42° 44.85' N 133° 0.26' E on Nov 13 around 9 a.m. The ship was enroute from Busan, carrying 12 containers with 179.43 tons of cargo IMO Class 7 radioactive materials. Three of the 11 Russian crew members were found to have Covid-19 like symptoms and have been isolated.
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