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Volgoneft 215

Volgoneft 215

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The 133 meter long, river tanker Volgoneft 215 caught fire while at the Kanonersky shipyard in St. Petersburg, Russia.  The tanker was receiving repairs in the cargo tanks when a workman spilled 150 liters of fuel oil on the deck.   A 70 square meter section of the deck caught fire.   Firefighters were called to the site and were able to extinguish the blaze after two hours.  No reports of injuries.  Authorities report that the workers had violated safety regulations during repairs.

Enhanced by ZemantaThe Volgoneft 215 allided with a lock on the Volgo-Baltic Canal back in May 2011.
Volgoneft 215 Allision

Volgoneft 215 Allision

The 4,500 dwt motor tanker Volgoneft 215 allided with Lock Number 4 on the Volgo-Baltic Canal, Russia.  The Volgoneft 215 had left Yaroslavl bound for St. Petersburg with 4633 metric tons of heavy oil.   The lock suffered damage while the tanker was holed on the port bow above the waterline.  However, the tanker tanks were not damage and no pollution was released.   The Volgoneft 215 proceed under its own power to Belousovskoye Basin for inspection.

More information on vessels sailing on Russian Rivers can be found on http://www.riverships.ru/index.shtml (English and Russian).

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