As reported by Radio ZET, a Russian oil tanker standing idle in the Gdynia port since 2017 is scheduled to be towed to Denmark on Thursday, June 19, where it will go to a specialized ship scrap yard. Abandoned by a Russian shipowner, the unit will embark on a journey that will take about 2 days.
The removal of the ship was decided after the intervention of the services, including the Agency for interior safety and Military Counterintelligence Service, which dealt with the analysis of incidents involving the unit in December 2024 and January 2025. Then Khatanga It broke out of the cum twice, creating a real threat to port security. As a result, the Maritime Office ordered her removal. Before being transferred to the scrapyard, the ship underwent final checks and received the required permits from Danish environmental institutions.
In fresh days, the Board of Maritime Port Gdynia received applicable papers from Danish agency Miljøstyrelsen, equivalent to the Polish General Inspectorate for Environmental Protection.
Murmansk Shipping Company
Measuring 158 metres in dimension Khatanga it has been officially declared waste and its dismantling will be carried out by a certified European Union shipyard specialising in ship recycling. According to Radio ZET, the costs related to its long-term halt in Gdynia port amounted to about PLN 15 million. The port board made an authoritative claim to Murmansk Shipping Company's syndicate, a erstwhile owner of the ship who, after declaring bankruptcy, ceased to deal with its further fate.
Murmansk Shipping Company, besides known as MSCO, was a Russian shipping company based in Murmansk. She was 1 of the leading companies operating in the Arctic region of Russia and northern Europe. In 2014, the company had a fleet of 303 ships with a full capacity of about 1.2 million tonnes. The authoritative bankruptcy announcement occurred in 2020.
Delay of towing time
The towing of the ship was originally scheduled for Wednesday, however, due to the worsening of the weather conditions in the Baltic Sea, this word was postponed to Thursday.
