The 126 meter long, 4673 dwt ro-ro cargo vessel Kompozitor Rakhmaninov was reported to be aground on the Volga-Caspian Sea Canal on June 4. The cargo vessel had struck bottom near the 132 kilometer mark on the canal. The Kompozitor Rakhmaninov was able to be refloated a short time later and proceeded on its voyage to Anzali, Iran. No reports of injuries, damage or pollution released.
The 152 meter long, 10600 dwt container ship Heinrich Schepers ran aground on the Morskoy Canal, St. Petersburg, Russia. The Heinrich Schepers was departing from St. Petersburg bound for Bremerhaven when it suffered engine failure and drifted aground. No reports of injuries, damage or pollution released. Reports state local tugs were able to refloat the boxship and escorted it back to port.
The 108 meter long, 3095 dwt cargo vessel Omskiy 135 ran aground on the Svir River near the 1102 kilometer mark. The vessel was headed to Husum, Sweden with 2534 tons of timber when a navigation error cause the vessel to run aground. No reports of injuries or damage. Traffic was reported to be halted until the Omskiy 135 could be refloated.