The head of the Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk marine rescue sub-centre, Mark Korzhenko, said the Liberian-flagged vessel KS Hodong ran aground near the port of Shakhtersk on Sakhalin. It has been reported DEA News.
According to Korzhenko, the ship arrived at the port of Shakhtersk to load coal. The weather deteriorated as the bulk carrier anchored.
“The weather deteriorated and at 18:50 Moscow time on Friday, she ran aground while trying to fire from the anchor. The crew of the ship is 20 people. The senior command staff, consisting of four people, are representatives of South Korea, the rest are citizens of the Philippines, ”Korzhenko shared.
He added that there was no oil spill, aside from a danger to the life of the crew. The captain did not send a distress call.
Previously, in the region of Kastamonu province on the Black Sea coast of Turkey. sat down The container ship Maren, bound for Poti, Georgia from Greece, ran aground. The Coast Guard took action to refloat the ship.