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Shadow tanker damaged

On March 7, 2025, at around 5 p.m. the container ship "Orita" was in allision with the suspected shadow tanker "Mia" in the Sea of Marmara, five nautical miles off Gürpınar in the Beylikdüzü district, where the container ship was moored at anchorage 3. The unloaded tanker went NUC and drifted towards the 'Orita', which had left Gemlik on March 7 en route to Sulina. When the port side impacted the bow of the 'Orita' about amidships, a ballast tank was ruptured. Dirty water leaked into the sea. The first response vessel to arrive was the tug 'Efes 10' (IMO: 1031692), which secured the area, while the authorities assessed the situation. Later, the 'Kurtarma 2' (IMO: 8959764) was deployed by the General Directorate of Coastal Safety. The crew of 'Mia' attempted to fix an emergency patch to stop the leakage from the damaged ballast tank. Meanwhile, the Turkish Coast Guard began investigating the 'Orita' to determine the extent of the impact on the container ship, which had suffered visible dents from the collision. As of March 10, the 'Mia' was moored in pos. 40° 57' N 028° 35' E and the 'Orita' in pos. 40° 57' N 028° 35' E. The ownership and operational background of the 'Mia' was still unknown. The tanker is registered for a Seychelles-based company, has no listed management, and has not undergone an inspection since 2014. The USA have sanctioned the vessel in 2024, claiming that it was falsely registered under Guyana’s flag. The Guyanese authorities denied any connection, stating that their registry was closed and did not include the vessel. US officials suspected that the 'Mia' has operated under different identities in the past, possibly using names such as 'Magus' and 'Freedom'. It has had seven names since 2013. The insurer is unknown. Reports with photo and video: https://www.7deniz.net/beylikduzunde-petrol-tankeri-konteyner-gemisine-catti https://fullavantenews.com/sanctioned-tanker-struck-by-containership-off-turkey-leaks-polluted-water/

Six tankers on sanction list

The United Stateshave imposed sanctions against six more tankers trying to break the embargo on oil transportation to and from Venezuela that the country has imposed, four with connections to Ukraine, one with Russia and one Venezuelan. Three of the ships - the 'Balita', 'Domani' and 'Freedom' - are operated by Fides Ship Management in Ukraine. A fourth, the 'Legacy', was operated by Fides Ship Management for a period in 2020 before being taken over by Panthea Marine and is now operated by the Russian company Berylicious. The other two were the 'Maxim Gorki', which is under the management of Transocean Shipping in Moscow, but owned by Venezuelan Govt INEA, and the 'Sierra' operated by Rustanker.

Two crew members died of methyl alcohol

The Second Officer and an Able Seaman, both Ukrainians, died after they drank methyl spirit on board of the "Magus" in the night of Aug 19, 2019. MThe aster of the tanker, which anchored off Taman, requested immediate assistance to the two poisoned crew members. They were transferred on board of a tug to shore and taken to hospital in Taman. One of them died during the transportation, the other one died in hospital.