Russian Cargo Ship Suffers Hull Breach in Sea of Azov, Awaiting Icebreaker Rescue

The 3,147 dwt Russian cargo vessel Pavel Grabovskiy is awaiting rescue in the Sea of Azov. The vessel suffered a hull breach on February 16. The cause of the damage remains unknown, but the vessel was navigating in broken sea ice at the time. 

The 114 meter-long vessel is carrying 3,000 tons of corn from Rostov en route to Samsun, Turkey.

Following the hull breach the crew reportedly tried to reach the port of Azov to make repairs, but as of February 21 it remains stranded around 5 nautical miles offshore. Satellite images show the sea ice situation improving since February 16 with …