Freighter bound for Iran ran aground, Russia, Caspian sea

General cargo ship VOLGO BALT 239 ran aground on the 51-kilometer mark Volga Caspian Sea Channel, while en route from Astrakhan to Anzali Iran. The ship ran aground on a one-way traffic leg of Channel, so understood, traffic was blocked. The later same day she was refloated with tug assistance, and reportedly, is to be towed back to Astrakhan, probably damaged, but no leaks reported.
General cargo ship VOLGO BALT 239, IMO 8230534, dwt 3180, built 1982, flag Russia, manager DaMar Shipping, Rostov.

General Cargo VOLGO BALT 239 is currently located at CASPIAN – Caspian Sea at position 46° 19′ 33.4″ N, 047° 59′ 14.5″ E as reported by MarineTraffic Terrestrial Automatic Identification System on 2022-02-25 18:30 UTC (1 day, 2 hours ago)

The vessel departed from ASTRAKHAN, RU on 2022-02-26 04:44 LT (UTC +4) and is currently sailing at 0.1 knots in the North direction

VOLGO BALT 239 (IMO: 8230534) is a General Cargo that was built in 1970 (52 years ago) and is sailing under the flag of Russia.

Its carrying capacity is 3510 t DWT and her current draught is reported to be 2.8 meters. Her length overall (LOA) is 113.87 meters and her width is 13.23 meters.

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Posted in Accidents by Mikhail Voytenko + Marine Traffic