Thursday on social media Ministry of Infrastructure stated that, in accordance with a decision issued by the manager of the Maritime Office of Gdynia (UMG), The Board of Maritime Port Gdynia (ZMPG) was obliged to removal of Russian vessel ‘Khatanga’which has been moored in port since 2017.
As informed an entity that is decommissioned threatens the safety of navigation.
Russian ship not suitable for self-sealing
On Friday, UMG press secretary Magdalena Kierzkowska reported that the manager of the Maritime Office in Gdynia issued to the Board of the Maritime Port of Gdynia an order to remove the ship ‘Khatanga’.
– This is part of the effort to effective resolution of the ship issue, which after years of being in Gdynia with unclear and variable ownership position (entry to the yard for renovation, bankruptcy of the shipowner, deficiency of contact with the syndicate, ownership changes of the port area and the wharf itself) is presently an object not capable of self-sealing, without crew, without power and in the current state, which is simply a possible threat to port infrastructure, Kierzkowska said.
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It besides ensured that the ship remained under constant supervision from the Port of Gdynia and the Captain's work service.
In turn the press secretary ZMPG Kalina Gierblinska reported that the port has been seeking a decision for months to unlock the anticipation of taking the ship out of the Gdynia port.
She explained that the decision issued by the Maritime Office in Gdynia does not yet specify the conditions for the removal of the unit. “They will be established in agreement with the ZMPG,” she said.
Russian ship in Gdynia port. You know what happens to him.
She stressed that the ship is surely not suitable for self-sealing and will yet be scrapped.
– ZMPG will search to sale this unit to cover at least part of its liabilities arising from the failure of the Russian shipowner to pay a stop," she explained.
She said compensation for the unit's stay is about PLN 13 million.
On Thursday, the Ministry of Infrastructure reported that ZMPG would require the Russian shipowner to reimburse the costs for the full period of berthing the unit in port.
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Gdynia master's degree on his website stated that ‘Khatanga’ oil tanker It is over 150 metres long, 26 metres wide and weighs more than 15,000 tons. It was utilized to transport oil and its derivatives. Since 2017, he has docked at Port Gdyniawhere he was detained erstwhile he failed to pass the method inspection. The ship was expected to undergo repairs and sail away, but it never happened.
In 2020 shipowner – Murmansk Shipping Company – declared bankruptcy ‘Khatanga’ remained in port. Over the years the method condition of the ship has deteriorated.
Media information shows Russian tanker broke out of cum twice endangering the safety of another ships.
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