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Cargo ship bound for Greece aground, breached, Ukraine

Cargo ship bound for Greece aground, breached, Ukraine
STEPAN KOTCHERGA November 22, 2018 https://maritimebulletin.net/2018/11/22/cargo-ship-bound-for-greece-agro...

General cargo ship OREL-3 ran aground and reportedly, sustained hull breach, at around 0600 UTC Nov 22 on Dniepr River, Ukraine, shortly after leaving Zaporozhye port, and proceeding downstream. Information is rather scethy, it may be assumed, that the ship contacted some object and was breached, Master beached her on sandy river bank to avoid or to minimize water ingress. The ship loaded with scrap was bound for Greece.
General cargo ship OREL-3, IMO 8853582, dwt 3104, built 1990, flag Ukraine, manager UkrRechFlot, Kiev, Ukraine.