Ang Yang-2 ship grounding
The An Yang 2, a Chinese bulk carrier, ran aground off the coast of Sakhalin, Russia, on 8 February 2025. The Russian News Agency TASS said the ship was transporting coal, fuel oil, and motor oil and that no spill has been detected. As of 9 February, the ship was located approximately 200 m (0.12 mi) from the coastline, and neither divers nor rescue vessels have been able to approach the vessel due to the storm.[1]
A strong storm was reported to a factor in the vessel running aground.[1] Although 20 crew were on board, the ship did not issue a distress signal. The governor of Sakhalin Valery Limarenkov has placed the region on high alert.[2] The grounding resulted in multiple ballast tanks holed, but still no oil leaks reported after two days.[3]
The An Yang 2 is part of the Russian shadow fleet of hundreds of older ships being used to skirt international sanctions on Russia during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[1]
An Yang 2 description
[edit]The An Yang 2 is a 190 m-long (620 ft) 56,700 deadweight tonnes (55,800 deadweight tons) bulk carrier that was built in 2010.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Ship that ran aground off Sakhalin is loaded with coal, fuel oil, motor oil". TASS. 9 February 2025. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
- ^ "A cargo ship that ran aground in the Sakhalin region did not give a distress signal". TASS. 9 February 2025. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
- ^ a b An Yang 2, Shipwreck Log, retrieved 10 February 2025.
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