A Russian cargo ship with a nine-man crew and carrying 700 tons of gold ore has gone missing off of Russia’s Pacific coast.
The Russian-flagged vessel, known as Amurskoye, sent a distress at approximately 05:15 GMT that was picked up by the Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Sea Rescue Coordination Center on Sunday while battling a storm in the Sea of Okhotsk. A nearby tanker was diverted to the area but failed to turn up any evidence of the vessel.
“The Amurskoye motor ship disappeared three hours ago after sending a distress signal. We are currently searching for the ship but have so far failed to find it,” the rescue center said in a statement on Sunday. “An emergency beacon was activated. Probably, it simply fell over the board. That is why, we can’t yet say that the ship has sunk.”
The bulk freighter was en route from the port Kiran to the port of Okhotsk with a cargo of gold ore and nine crew members when it went missing, according to RIA Novosti. Original reports of an 11-man crew appear to be false.
Currently search and rescue operations are being hampered by severe weather in the area.
Join the gCaptain Club for curated content, insider opinions, and vibrant community discussions.
Join the 108,948 members that receive our newsletter.
Have a news tip? Let us know.
A chunk of Russia’s oil tanker fleet is being forced to change the flag they sail under as US and UK sanctions heap pressure on Moscow’s shipping network.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will visit Panama during his first overseas trip in the post, a source told Reuters on Thursday, as President Donald Trump makes a push for the United States to take back the Panama Canal that has angered the Central American country.
Thordon Bearings has reported significant interest in the sterntubeless ship concept from shipowners and yards around the world, following the official launch of the T-BOSS design in September 2024. Speaking...
Maritime and offshore news trusted by our 108,948 members delivered daily straight to your inbox.
Essential news coupled with the finest maritime content sourced from across the globe.
Sign Up
Join The Club
