The 138 meter long, 5150 dwt cargo vessel Volgo Don 133 suffered damage on the Don River near Rostov-on-Don, Russia. The Volgo Don 133 was en route to Busan from Kavkaz in ballast when the vessel lost its port side propeller and part of the shaft. The vessel dropped anchor and traffic was halted so that divers could recover the propeller and shaft. No reports of injuries or pollution released.
On September 1, the 79 meter long bunker tanker Gazpromneft East ran aground on the Petrovskiy Canal near St. Petersburg, Russia. The tanker had grounded with 1200 tons of fuel on board. The tanker was refloated the following day and escorted to a nearby shipyard to be surveyed. No reports of injuries, damage or pollution released.
The 114 meter long cargo vessel Nicky ran aground on the Azov-Don Sea Canal near Azov, Russia. The cargo vessel was en route to Azov from Istanbul when it ran aground outside the canal fairway. Reports state the initial attempts to refloat the Nicky were unsuccessful and there was a pilot on board at the time of the incident. No reports of injuries, damage or pollution released.