VLADIMIR LATYSHEV

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Detained ship could be abandoned due to lack of fuel

The 'Vladimir Latyshev' has been stuck in the port of Saint-Malo since March 2022, when it docked to deliver a cargo of magnesia, and the situation is becoming critical due to a lack of fuel. Russian sailors take turns maintaining the ship. They also carry out the manoeuvres requested by the harbour master's office to maintain the port activity. The ship needs fuel for its small movements and to keep it moored, such as to keep the heating, refrigerators or fire extinguishing system running. However, since 2024, the harbour master no longer receives the necessary compensation. Russia has always paid, but the bookings have been blocked by the French authorities as part of the sanctions following the invasion of Ukraine. Without diesel, there is no electricity, an the crew could then be forced to abandon ship, for their own safety and the ship would then become a ghost ship. To prevent this dramatic situation, the local association Mor Glaz is putting pressure on France to keep the ship sailing. The crew of the ship is still being supplied with food and other necessities thanks to advances. The debt is already estimated at 150,000 Euros. Report with photo: https://www.ouest-france.fr/bretagne/saint-malo-35400/pourquoi-le-cargo-russe-est-devant-les-remparts-de-saint-malo-07d53b70-dc95-11ef-8f83-1be9a95f1bed

Company demanding €600,000 from the owner of the 'Vladimir Latyshev'

A company is demanding €600,000 from the owner of the 'Vladimir Latyshev', which has been detained in Saint-Malo on March 1, 2022, after the start of the Russian war in Ukraine. The ship was to deliver steel coils to Algiers. On April 16, 2024, the Saint-Malo commercial court had to resolve the financial dispute between the buyer of the goods transported by the ship at the time of its immobilization and two Russian companies, the owner and the operator.

Ship stuck in Saint Malo for two years

The 'Vladimir Latyshev' aling with its seven sailors has been stranded in Saint-Malo for two years after being immobilized in response to Putin's invasion of Ukraine in Feb 2022. Since March 1, 2022, the bulk carrier has been stuck in the Vauban basin of Saint-Malo at the Jacques-Cartier quay after its arrival from St. Petersburg on Feb 28 with a cargo of 440 tons of magnesia and copper coils, which was seized too.