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Diving ship surveyed grounded bunker tanker

The "Uglich" initiated a survey of the grounded Russian bunker tanker "Araks", 890 gt (IMO: 8933227), in the Caspian Sea off Cape Sandy in the Karakiya district, Kazakhstan. The divers inspected the underwater condition of the hull. The local authorities estimated that there was no immediate risk of a pollution. The tanker has on board there are over 550 tons of oil products, waste oil, bilge water and contaminated soil. After several calls to the shipowner of the grounded tanker by the Russian and Kazakhstan’s authorities, there was no reaction yet. After almost two months being stuck into the shallow, the Marine Rescue Service Rosmorrechflot initiated the salvage operation and dispatched the diving vessel to inspect the underwater condition of the tanker.