MESHKA

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Salvage plan submitted

On June 3, the Swedish Transport Agency received a document for a salvage plan for the 'Meshka',which ran aground off Landskrona. The ship can be salvaged this week. but the first priority was that the fuel tanks must not be damaged. The ship was empty of cargo, when it ran onto a shoal on its way to Vysotsk in Russia on May 31 and has remained stuck since in pos. 55° 52' N 012° 46' E.

One ship refloated, the other still stuck

On the late evening of June 4, one of the two grounded ships off Sweden, the 'Ali Aykin' (IMO: 9166510), was refloated and berthed in Malmö on June 5 shortly after midnight. The ship reached the port with own power, assisted by tugs and monitored by ships from the Swedish Coast Guard. The transit to the port took two hours in good conditions No oil spills were observed neither during the salvage nor during the way to Malmö. The successful salvage was the result of the close and intensive cooperation between several authorities and private actors. The environmental threat in the Sound has been eliminated with joint efforts. The preliminary investigation into gross negligence in maritime traffic is being led by prosecutors and is still ongoing. One person on the crew has been served with a suspicion and is being detained. The work to prevent oil spills from the other grounded ship, the 'Meshka', was continued off Landskrona. The situation there was desciribed as complex but under control, and measures were being taken to minimize the risk of environmental impact by the Coast Guard. The 'Meshka' has approximately 938 metric tons of oil in fuel and lubricating oil in its tanks. The authority has vessels on site with the ability to combat oil spills. The patrol boat 'KBV 497' (MMSI: MMSI 266286001) was monitoring the grounded ship on June 5. Reports with photos: https://www.kustbevakningen.se/nyheter/fartyg-pa-grund-soder-om-oresund/ https://www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/kustbevakningen-om-grundstotta-fartygen-oresund-ar-riskomrade https://www.landskronadirekt.com/2025/06/04/sa-ska-meshka-komma-loss-fran-grundet/

Grounding off Landskrona

The ' Meshka' with 24 people on board ran aground in the Öresund off Landskrona on the morning of May 31, 2025, in pos. 55° 52' N 012° 46' E. The ship was ballasting from Skagen to Vysotsk. The grounding took place shortly after the ship received a warning that they were on the wrong course. The Swedish Coast Guard was on site . The Maritime Administration has a helicopter on standby. The weather was calm, and there was no information that the ship was taking on water. The Coast Guard started questioning the crew . The Swedish Maritime Rescue Society was also on site with the lifeboat 'Råå' anmd the 'REscue Sten Klas' of the rescue station Barsebäckshamn, as well as a pilot boat. while waiting for the Coast Guard to take over. The 'Meshka' has around 938 tonss of oil in its tanks. No oil has leaked yet, but the Coast Guard is prepared to deal with any possible leakage. Reports with photos: https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/helsingborg/fartyg-pa-grund-utanfor-landskrona?fbclid=IwQ0xDSwKoBJ9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHvWx_Xt5-NvvKrLSS6eUWRhYL1e6dMwWohIYP7Uzl_xVzg_Ypny9rNDQk-v4_aem_9AQsucAfJHwFmT5uavxm2A https://www.maritimedanmark.dk/en-person-er-mistaenkt-for-brud-pa-sofartsloven https://www.sjoraddning.se/larm/fartyg-pa-grund-utanfor-landskrona https://www.soefart.dk/article/view/1167122/person_mistaenkes_for_lovbrud_efter_grundstodt_fragtskib_i_oresund