Local 14 Feb, 2025

On the oil-carrying boat at the Ust-Luga port, the third damage was found after the explosion

The third damage of the case was discovered on the Koala oil ship in Ust-Luga port in Kingisepp district of the Leningrad area after the explosion in the apparatus. The defect was discovered by divers, they continued to check the ship, the sea and the federal traffic agency reported. According to this agency, Morpass service experts have developed technologies to seal the damage on the left side of the oil ship, and also create drawings with holes. Now there are preparations to pump fuel oil from an oil -carrying ship. Previously, fuel will need to be heated with hot steam, which will be provided from the shore through special pipes. Around the emergency ship, the booming fence is installed. The overflow of oil products is not allowed. To control the situation, the emergency rescue boat “Karev rescuer” came to the emergency area. Oil ships under the flag of Antigua and Barbuda arrived in Ust-Luga from Singapore on February 6. The ship was charged with fuel oil (130 thousand tons). On the night of February 9, when preparing the main engine to work on the oil ship, three explosions occurred in the area of ​​the machine part. The crew was evacuated on the shore. No one was injured. When the Telegram channel “Radio Podotochka NSN” clarified, the engine room was flooded. According to the media, among the possible reasons, investigators consider sabotage, although according to the official version of the government, explosions are technology in nature.

On the oil-carrying boat at the Ust-Luga port, the third damage was found after the explosion