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Ship holed in grounding
The "Vladimir Basmanov", en route from Cherepovets to St. Petersburg, while proceeding on the River Svi, with a cargo of 3268 tonnes of metal, touched the bttom at kilometre mark 963 on the Volgo-Balt Canal on Aug 12, 2018, at 10.05 p.m. The vessel experienced a loss of steering and was grounded on the left side of the fairway. It dropped its anchor and came to a halt. Due to the grounding, the vessel was holed in the forepeak and sustained damage to its rudder. The crew plugged the leak and stopped the water ingress. The vessel will require tug assistance to proceed to the nearest port for repairs.
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