The 123 meter long, 5185 dwt cargo vessel Port Olya 2 ran aground on the Volga-Caspian Sea Canal near the 143 kilometer mark. The cargo vessel was en route to Amirabad with a cargo of grain from Port Olya when it became stuck. The crew was able to refloat the vessel later the same day without assistance. No reports of injuries, damage or pollution released.
The 105 meter long cargo vessel Shizhnya ran aground on the Volga-Caspian Sea Canal near the 51 kilometer mark. The Shizhnya was en route to Astrakhan from Bandar Anzali when it went hard aground. No reports of injuries, damage or pollution release. A tug was dispatched to pull the Shizhnya free.
On August 25, the 126 meter long, 4673 dwt ro-ro cargo vessel Kompozitor Gasanov ran aground on the Volga-Caspian Sea Canal near the 138 kilometer mark. The Kompozitor Gasanov was en route to Baku from Olya when it suffered engine failure while heaving its anchor. No reports of injuries or pollution released.