The 138 meter long, 5180 dwt cargo vessel Volgo Don 5011 allided with a quay at port Kavkaz, Kerch, Crimea. The Volgo Don 5011 was doing a maneuver to berth at the port when it struck the quay sustaining 3 small breaches in the hull with 2 below the waterline. No reports of injuries or pollution released. Reports state the holes were later patched.
The 89 meter long cargo vessel Lira allided with the Kerch Strait Bridge over the Kerch Strait, Russia. The Lira was passing under the bridge when it struck the construction site on the bridge. No reports of injuries. The Lira was able proceed to a nearby anchorage before it resume it’s voyage. No details reported on damage to vessel or bridge.
The 140 meter long, 6207 dwt freighter Konosha went aground in the Kerch Strait near Takyl Cape, Ukraine. No injuries, damage or pollution released. Two tugs from the Ukraine were contracted to refloat the vessel. The Konosha was proceeding to Trabzon, Turkey from Eysk, Russia with coal. The cause of the grounding was not reported.
