Tanker “Sig” got a hole in the Kerch Strait

The tanker “Sig” of the St. Petersburg shipping company “Transpetrochart” received a hole in the engine room area, presumably as a result of a drone attack, reported in the Telegram channel of Rosmorrechflot. The ship was on the southern approach to the Kerch Strait.

The operational duty officer received a report about what happened from the Marine Rescue Coordination Center of Novorossiysk (MSCC) at 00:28 Moscow time on August 5, the hole was received at 23:20 Moscow time on August 4.

According to Rosmorrechflot, the crew of the vessel is 11 people, no one was injured. “The ship is afloat. The crew began to fight against the inflow of outboard water into the Moscow Region (engine room – Vedomosti). Vessels of the Azovo-Chernomorsky branch of the Federal State Budgetary Institution “Morspasluzhba” were sent to the NPP area: SBS “Mercury” and R/V “Impulse”. The captain of the SBS “Mercury” was appointed as the coordinator at the site of the rescue operation,” Rosmorrechflot said in a statement.

The service noted that the supply of intake water was stopped by 01:01 Moscow time, work continued by 04:00 Moscow time.

“RIA Novosti” with reference to the MRCC Novorossiysk informsthat “there is no change, [танкер] stands still.” “The crew is in place. Two tugboats are nearby, placing booms,” the source said.

Chairman of the movement “We are together with Russia” Vladimir Rogov in his Telegram channel at night informed that a civilian vessel was attacked by maritime drones. “According to preliminary information, as a result of an attack by marine drones of UGIL terrorists in the Kerch Strait, a civilian Russian tanker Sig (SIG) was damaged,” he wrote. According to him, the tanker was at anchorage 471, 32 nautical miles from the Kerch Strait.

“The detonation due to the explosion on the ship was visible from the peninsula, which the locals considered an explosion in the area of ​​the settlement. Yakovenkovo ​​near the Crimean bridge,” Rogov reported.

Advisor to the head of the Crimea Oleg Kryuchkov in his Telegram channel also informedthat the loud sounds that the inhabitants of Kerch heard “had nothing to do with the Crimean bridge.” “Once again, there were no attacks directly on the Crimean bridge and explosions in its area,” wrote He. Kryuchkov also noted that “the Crimean authorities are not responsible for the Kerch Strait and anchorages.” “We cannot comment on the situation in the Black Sea and the strait. Thanks for understanding”, – pointed out adviser to the head of the Crimea.

August 2 Ministry of Defense reported about an attempted attack by an unmanned boat of a ship of the Russian Navy, which was escorting civilian maritime transport in the southwestern part of the Black Sea. On the night of August 4, the Ukrainian side tried naval drones to attack the naval base in Novorossiysk.

On the night of July 17, Ukrainian surface drones attacked the Crimean bridge. As a result of the incident, a married couple died, their minor daughter was injured. The Investigative Committee of Russia opened a terrorist attack case on the fact of the attack. On July 28, the operational headquarters of the Krasnodar Territory reported that the Russian Ministry of Defense banned passage of all small vessels and watercraft in the waters of the Kerch Strait.