General cargo ship NEVADO 35 ran aground in Sarkoy area, Tekirdag, Turkey, Marmara sea northern coast, in the morning Dec 25. As of Jan 4 is still aground, lightering under way to offload part or all of her cargo of sunflower meal. Several attempts to refloat her without offloading failed.
December 26, 2019
Russian cargo ship ran aground in Marmara sea, Turkey UPDATE
General cargo ship NEVADO 35 ran aground in Sarkoy area, Tekirdag, Turkey, Marmara sea northern coast, in the morning Dec 25, while en route from Istanbul to Catania Italy. Attempts to refloat by own means failed, Coast Guard and Coastal Shipping Safety officials are to arrive at grounding site, to assess the situation.
Dec 26 Update: The ship is in laden condition cargo of sunflower meal was loaded in Yeysk port, Russia. As of 0700 UTC Dec 26, the ship understood to be still aground, with tug at her side.
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