AKADEMIK N.STRAKHOV

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Research vessel left stranded by Russia

The "Akademik Nickolay Strakhov" is stranded in Colombo port, Sri Lanka, since August 2013. The vessel doesn’t have electric power, all supplies ran out, 14 crew members are requiring immediate assistance, some of the crew were in need of hospitalization. The vessel had suffered a mechanical failure at the propeller shaft while conducting research in Indian ocean, she was towed to the Maldives and then to Colombo. There were 45 people on board, crew and research staff. 14 men required for vessel’s maintenance were left on board. The problem is, the owner of the vessel, The Geological Institute of Russian Academy of Science in Moscow does not have money to pay port dues debts and repairs. The Academy of Science doesn’t allocate required funds.

Disabled and drifting off Maldives

Research vessel Akademik Nikolay Strakhov suffered propeller shaft failure on Aug 10 or 11, 2013. Vessel is disabled, drifting in Indian ocean 80 nautical miles NW of Male, Male Island, Maldives. Towage requested. 42 persons are on board, including 13 researchers, 9 Indians.