Florica

Florica

Florica

On October 2, the 116 meter long, 3332 dwt cargo vessel Florica (IMO: 8837904) ran aground on the Don River in Rostov Oblast, Russia. The Florica had departed from Rostov-on-Don bound for Samsun, Turkey with a cargo of steel billets when it struck a sandbar.  Two tugs boats were dispatched to pull the Florica free. Reports state the vessel was undamaged and no pollution released.  No reports of injuries to the 14 crew on board.

Florica
Photo: yeniavaz.com

This isn’t the first incident for the Florica. On July 23, 2014, the Florica allided with a pier in the port of Azov, Russia. The vessel damaged a ladder connecting the pier to a dolphin, but the cargo was undamaged.

 

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