The 119 meter long, 3345 dwt cargo vessel Leonid Lisin collided with the barge OT-823 being towed by a tug on the Sheksna River, Russia.  The Leonid Lisin struck head-on with the barge as it passed each other.   The Leonid Lisin suffered a hole in the hull above the waterline.  No reports of injuries on either vessel and no pollution was released.  Authorities ordered the trio of vessels to a nearby anchorage to conduct further inquiries into the incident.  The Sheksna River is part of the Baltic Sea – Volga waterway.