The barge with coal sank in the morning on Tuesday in Amur Liman in Khabarovsk Krai. The Far East transport prosecutor's office carries out an inspection upon the incident, the press service of department reports on Tuesday.
"Today, about 07:00 in the morning (local time), when following along a route Seaport Nikolaevsk-on-Amur - the field camp Unchi, Okhotsk region of Khabarovsk Krai in Amur Liman the towed unmanned BPM-105 barge sank. The vehicle transported coal, shipowner - JSC Khabarovsk River Trade Port, - as said in the statement.
Upon the event the Far East transport prosecutor's office organized check of observance of requirements of the legislation on safety of float.
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"Today, about 07:00 in the morning (local time), when following along a route Seaport Nikolaevsk-on-Amur - the field camp Unchi, Okhotsk region of Khabarovsk Krai in Amur Liman the towed unmanned BPM-105 barge sank. The vehicle transported coal, shipowner - JSC Khabarovsk River Trade Port, - as said in the statement.
Upon the event the Far East transport prosecutor's office organized check of observance of requirements of the legislation on safety of float.
Read other news in our weekly review
Shipbuilding
The conceptual project of the passenger vessel catamaran, the RPV2508 project is developed
The conceptual project of the passenger vessel catamaran, the RPV2508 project is developed. On August 11, 2017 the press service of LLC "GTsKB Rechflot" has reported about it.
SZ "Sea" and SZ "Pennant" together will construct a series of hydrofoils
Federal State Unitary Enterprise Shipbuilding Plant More (Crimea) and JSC Shipbuilding Plant Vympel (Yaroslavl region) have agreed about joint construction of a series of high-speed hydrofoils. The relevant agreement on Tuesday was signed by heads of the plants in Simferopol, have reported in the press service of the government of the region.
"This agreement assumes guiding of joint activities for construction of a series of high-speed hydrofoils", - marked in the press service. When signing the agreement there was an acting the governor of the Yaroslavl region Dmitry Mironov and the head of the Republic of Crimea Sergey Aksenov.
Russia and India complete negotiations on production of frigates at the Yantar plant
Negotiations on construction of frigates of the project 11356 for India at Baltic shipbuilding plant "Yantar" in Kaliningrad can be completed in the nearest future. On Thursday the Indian ambassador in the Russian Federation Pankaj Saran reported about it to journalists.
"In the nearest future we hope to complete commercial negotiations with Russia and to start construction of frigates in Kaliningrad", - said the ambassador in Kaliningrad upon completion of the meeting with the acting the governor of the region Anton Alikhanov which took place here, having specified that "technical negotiations already took place".
Navigation
"Atomstroyexport" delivered the first batch of the equipment for construction of the NPP "Belene" to Bulgaria
The Inkotek Kargo company within the contract with JSC Atomstroyexport finished transportations of the first batch of the large-size equipment more than four thousand freight tons for the construction of the NPP "Belene" in Bulgaria. The Russian Bulgaria portal reported about it on August 10, 2017.
The ships of the Northern Fleet entered the Kara Sea
Today a group of ships and support vessels of the Northern Fleet (NF) led by the big anti-submarine Severomorsk ship put out from Barents to the Kara Sea through the Kara Strait Strait.
Dredging operations on Kaliningrad Canal were resumed
On Kaliningrad Canal at the end of July, 2017 repair dredging works were resumed.
Suspension of repair dredging almost on three-months period was caused by the period of spawning of fishes in the region and also need of mounting of flexible receiving devices by means of which connection of a coastal dump and operating pump-dredges is carried out.
The bark Sedov returns from Germany to Baltiysk port
From August 10 to August 13 Sedov with sailing vessels "Krusenstern", "Mir", Dar Mlodziezy and Cisne Branco participated in the celebration of the sea festival "Hanseatic Sails of 2017" in a foreport of Rostock of Warnemünde
The well-known sailing vessels picturesquely looked among luxury large liners at the mooring of the passenger terminal. Interest in traditional tolite thorns in Germany does not weaken: every day cadets the Sedov barque conducted tens of tours for visitors, shared impressions about a sailing regatta in the Baltic Sea and practice onboard the legendary vessel.
The atomic ice breaker "50 years of the Victory" reached the North Pole
The atomic ice breaker "50 years of the Victory" set up a stroke speed record on a route Murmansk - the North Pole, having passed it in 79 hours. It more than twice quicker, than turned out at the atomic-powered vessel "Arctic" in 1977 when for the first time the surface vessel reached the North Pole, TASS the director of navigation of Atomflot Andrey Smirnov reported on Thursday.
Events
In St. Petersburg memory of the perished seamen of the underwater cruiser "Kursk" was honored
Residents of St. Petersburg honored memory of the perished seamen of the atomic underwater Kursk guided missile cruiser which sank exactly 17 years ago in the Barents Sea on Saturday. TASS the chairman of Club of seamen-submariners, the adviser to the governor of St. Petersburg Igor Kurdin reported about it. Military honors were paid to the dead.
Divers of the Pacific fleet inspect an island Matua bay
The crew of the rescue boat "Igor Belousov" started survey of the bay "Double" near the Kuril island Matua.
During operation of the second expedition on the Kuril island Matua representatives of forwarding center of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation, Russian Geographical Society (RGS), staff of the Pacific fleet and the Eastern Military District continue scientific and surveying work and inspect earlier found underground protective constructions, the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation reports.
On a City Day of Yalta the Chersonese sailing vessel took part
On August 12, 2017 in Yalta there took place the actions devoted to the celebration of the City Day. The Chersonese sailing vessel specially arrived in the city to wish a pearl of the resorts of the Crimea happy birthday. The frigate became the real decoration of a holiday on all days off.
The new director of the Peter and Paul branch Federal State Unitary Enterprise Rosmorport is assigned
Order of Federal State Unitary Enterprise Rosmorport of 04.08.2017 No. 689/to of Gashengko A.A. it is dismissed directors of the Peter and Paul branch Federal State Unitary Enterprise Rosmorport on August 14, 2017 by agreement of the parties.
Sea transition of DOSAAF began in Novorossiysk
Participants of sea transition Novorossiysk – Sevastopol, veterans of Navy and DOSAAF, soldiers of local garrison gathered on the sacred Small earth of the hero town of Novorossiysk, the group of a yunarmiya to give solemn start to a sea stage of a complex international combined run of DOSAAF "From the East to the west of Russia", reports the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation.
Marines of the Baltic Fleet pass doctrines on defense
On a polygon Hmelevka in the Kaliningrad region began the active phase of the double-sided battallion tactical doctrine (BTD) with subdividings of marines of the Baltic Fleet (BF). About 1000 servicemen participate in a plan action, 150 units of arms and military equipment are involved, the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation reports.
In the Barents Sea the fishing vessel lost its course
The Hugin fishing vessel which lost the course in the Barents Sea will be towed off in Murmansk port, reported on Friday to TASS in Northern forwarding group of a wrecking.
In Norway the vessel with members of Greenpeace was detained
The coast guard of Norway in the evening on Thursday has detained the vessel Arctic Sunrise (Arctic Sunrise) onboard which there are 35 activists of the nature protection organization Greenpeace (Greenpeace), including the citizen of Russia Tatyana Vasilyeva. As reports the Norwegian cable bureau, the crew of the vessel refused to leave a 500-meter safety zone around the platform of the Statoil company (Statoil) drilling an exploratory well in the north of the Barents Sea.
Russian Navy
Warships of Russia left the Baku port
The small missile ship Grad Sviyazhsk and SB-45 saving towboat of the Caspian flotilla VTR of Russia which arrived on July 23, 2017 in Azerbaijan for an involvement in the international competition "Sea-2017 Cup" left on August 12 the Baku port. The press service of the Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan reported about it.
Cruisers of the Northern Fleet returned to Severomorsk after an involvement in the Main thing-naval parade
The heavy atomic guided missile cruiser "Pyotr Veliky", the Marshall Ustinov guided missile cruiser and the heavy atomic underwater guided missile cruiser of strategic assignment "Dmitry the Don" arrived to the principal basis of the Northern Fleet (NF) Severomorsk, having successfully finished internaval transition after an involvement in the Principal naval parade on Kronshtadsky raid.
The Russian Defense Ministry showed the Principal naval parade in a format of a photopanorama of 360 degrees
On the official site of the Russian Defense Ministry the virtual is open 3D - an excursion on the principal naval parade. Solemn passing of the fighting ships a ceremonial system with the assistance of aircraft took place in Day of Navy on Neva and on the Kronstadt raid in St. Petersburg.
MRK Grad Sviyazhsk returned to the stationing site after the victory in the international competition "Sea-2017 Cup"
The Grad Sviyazhsk Small Missile Ship (SMS) of the Caspian flotilla came into the stationing site Makhachkala. The ship returned from Azerbaijan where participated in the international competition "Sea Cup".
During the competitions crews of the VTRs ships of Russia, Naval Forces of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Iran with the displacement up to 1000 tons competed in use of arms, fight for survivability of the ship, sea training and saving preparation.
Ports
Goods turnover of ports of the Baltic basin of Russia following the results of January-July, 2017 increased by 6%
Goods turnover of ports of the Baltic basin of Russia following the results of January-July, 2017 increased by 6% in comparison with the same period of 2016, to 143,88 million tons, including: bulk loads 85,27 million tons (+0,3%), dry - 58,61 million tons (+15,5%) are passed, the Association of the sea trade ports of the Russian Federation reports.
In the Leningrad Region will expand seaport Vysotsk
The prime minister of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev signed the instruction about extension of seaport Vysotsk in the Leningrad Region for construction of the terminal on gas shipment. The document is published on Tuesday on the website of the government.
In Kaliningrad private investors can have new seaport constructed
Private investors declared determination to make investments in construction of marina in the port which will be built in the city Pioneer near Kaliningrad. The acting the governor of the region Anton Alikhanov reported about it to journalists on Thursday.
"There are businessmen who are ready to undertake investment obligations regarding construction for the money of a Morvokzal [in new port]", - he told, having specified that the cost of construction of the facility is estimated at the amount about 750 million rubles.
The Murmansk trade port in August will undergo testing
Rosprirodnadzor in August will begin check of Murmansk Commercial Seaport (MMTP, enters into group of SUEK) on existence of violations of the nature protection legislation, in a number of the stevedoring companies violations are already revealed, reported to TASS in the press service of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of the Russian Federation.
The conceptual project of the passenger vessel catamaran, the RPV2508 project is developed
The conceptual project of the passenger vessel catamaran, the RPV2508 project is developed. On August 11, 2017 the press service of LLC "GTsKB Rechflot" has reported about it.
SZ "Sea" and SZ "Pennant" together will construct a series of hydrofoils
Federal State Unitary Enterprise Shipbuilding Plant More (Crimea) and JSC Shipbuilding Plant Vympel (Yaroslavl region) have agreed about joint construction of a series of high-speed hydrofoils. The relevant agreement on Tuesday was signed by heads of the plants in Simferopol, have reported in the press service of the government of the region.
"This agreement assumes guiding of joint activities for construction of a series of high-speed hydrofoils", - marked in the press service. When signing the agreement there was an acting the governor of the Yaroslavl region Dmitry Mironov and the head of the Republic of Crimea Sergey Aksenov.
Russia and India complete negotiations on production of frigates at the Yantar plant
Negotiations on construction of frigates of the project 11356 for India at Baltic shipbuilding plant "Yantar" in Kaliningrad can be completed in the nearest future. On Thursday the Indian ambassador in the Russian Federation Pankaj Saran reported about it to journalists.
"In the nearest future we hope to complete commercial negotiations with Russia and to start construction of frigates in Kaliningrad", - said the ambassador in Kaliningrad upon completion of the meeting with the acting the governor of the region Anton Alikhanov which took place here, having specified that "technical negotiations already took place".
Navigation
"Atomstroyexport" delivered the first batch of the equipment for construction of the NPP "Belene" to Bulgaria
The Inkotek Kargo company within the contract with JSC Atomstroyexport finished transportations of the first batch of the large-size equipment more than four thousand freight tons for the construction of the NPP "Belene" in Bulgaria. The Russian Bulgaria portal reported about it on August 10, 2017.
The ships of the Northern Fleet entered the Kara Sea
Today a group of ships and support vessels of the Northern Fleet (NF) led by the big anti-submarine Severomorsk ship put out from Barents to the Kara Sea through the Kara Strait Strait.
Dredging operations on Kaliningrad Canal were resumed
On Kaliningrad Canal at the end of July, 2017 repair dredging works were resumed.
Suspension of repair dredging almost on three-months period was caused by the period of spawning of fishes in the region and also need of mounting of flexible receiving devices by means of which connection of a coastal dump and operating pump-dredges is carried out.
The bark Sedov returns from Germany to Baltiysk port
From August 10 to August 13 Sedov with sailing vessels "Krusenstern", "Mir", Dar Mlodziezy and Cisne Branco participated in the celebration of the sea festival "Hanseatic Sails of 2017" in a foreport of Rostock of Warnemünde
The well-known sailing vessels picturesquely looked among luxury large liners at the mooring of the passenger terminal. Interest in traditional tolite thorns in Germany does not weaken: every day cadets the Sedov barque conducted tens of tours for visitors, shared impressions about a sailing regatta in the Baltic Sea and practice onboard the legendary vessel.
The atomic ice breaker "50 years of the Victory" reached the North Pole
The atomic ice breaker "50 years of the Victory" set up a stroke speed record on a route Murmansk - the North Pole, having passed it in 79 hours. It more than twice quicker, than turned out at the atomic-powered vessel "Arctic" in 1977 when for the first time the surface vessel reached the North Pole, TASS the director of navigation of Atomflot Andrey Smirnov reported on Thursday.
Events
In St. Petersburg memory of the perished seamen of the underwater cruiser "Kursk" was honored
Residents of St. Petersburg honored memory of the perished seamen of the atomic underwater Kursk guided missile cruiser which sank exactly 17 years ago in the Barents Sea on Saturday. TASS the chairman of Club of seamen-submariners, the adviser to the governor of St. Petersburg Igor Kurdin reported about it. Military honors were paid to the dead.
Divers of the Pacific fleet inspect an island Matua bay
The crew of the rescue boat "Igor Belousov" started survey of the bay "Double" near the Kuril island Matua.
During operation of the second expedition on the Kuril island Matua representatives of forwarding center of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation, Russian Geographical Society (RGS), staff of the Pacific fleet and the Eastern Military District continue scientific and surveying work and inspect earlier found underground protective constructions, the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation reports.
On a City Day of Yalta the Chersonese sailing vessel took part
On August 12, 2017 in Yalta there took place the actions devoted to the celebration of the City Day. The Chersonese sailing vessel specially arrived in the city to wish a pearl of the resorts of the Crimea happy birthday. The frigate became the real decoration of a holiday on all days off.
The new director of the Peter and Paul branch Federal State Unitary Enterprise Rosmorport is assigned
Order of Federal State Unitary Enterprise Rosmorport of 04.08.2017 No. 689/to of Gashengko A.A. it is dismissed directors of the Peter and Paul branch Federal State Unitary Enterprise Rosmorport on August 14, 2017 by agreement of the parties.
Sea transition of DOSAAF began in Novorossiysk
Participants of sea transition Novorossiysk – Sevastopol, veterans of Navy and DOSAAF, soldiers of local garrison gathered on the sacred Small earth of the hero town of Novorossiysk, the group of a yunarmiya to give solemn start to a sea stage of a complex international combined run of DOSAAF "From the East to the west of Russia", reports the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation.
Marines of the Baltic Fleet pass doctrines on defense
On a polygon Hmelevka in the Kaliningrad region began the active phase of the double-sided battallion tactical doctrine (BTD) with subdividings of marines of the Baltic Fleet (BF). About 1000 servicemen participate in a plan action, 150 units of arms and military equipment are involved, the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation reports.
In the Barents Sea the fishing vessel lost its course
The Hugin fishing vessel which lost the course in the Barents Sea will be towed off in Murmansk port, reported on Friday to TASS in Northern forwarding group of a wrecking.
In Norway the vessel with members of Greenpeace was detained
The coast guard of Norway in the evening on Thursday has detained the vessel Arctic Sunrise (Arctic Sunrise) onboard which there are 35 activists of the nature protection organization Greenpeace (Greenpeace), including the citizen of Russia Tatyana Vasilyeva. As reports the Norwegian cable bureau, the crew of the vessel refused to leave a 500-meter safety zone around the platform of the Statoil company (Statoil) drilling an exploratory well in the north of the Barents Sea.
Russian Navy
Warships of Russia left the Baku port
The small missile ship Grad Sviyazhsk and SB-45 saving towboat of the Caspian flotilla VTR of Russia which arrived on July 23, 2017 in Azerbaijan for an involvement in the international competition "Sea-2017 Cup" left on August 12 the Baku port. The press service of the Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan reported about it.
Cruisers of the Northern Fleet returned to Severomorsk after an involvement in the Main thing-naval parade
The heavy atomic guided missile cruiser "Pyotr Veliky", the Marshall Ustinov guided missile cruiser and the heavy atomic underwater guided missile cruiser of strategic assignment "Dmitry the Don" arrived to the principal basis of the Northern Fleet (NF) Severomorsk, having successfully finished internaval transition after an involvement in the Principal naval parade on Kronshtadsky raid.
The Russian Defense Ministry showed the Principal naval parade in a format of a photopanorama of 360 degrees
On the official site of the Russian Defense Ministry the virtual is open 3D - an excursion on the principal naval parade. Solemn passing of the fighting ships a ceremonial system with the assistance of aircraft took place in Day of Navy on Neva and on the Kronstadt raid in St. Petersburg.
MRK Grad Sviyazhsk returned to the stationing site after the victory in the international competition "Sea-2017 Cup"
The Grad Sviyazhsk Small Missile Ship (SMS) of the Caspian flotilla came into the stationing site Makhachkala. The ship returned from Azerbaijan where participated in the international competition "Sea Cup".
During the competitions crews of the VTRs ships of Russia, Naval Forces of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Iran with the displacement up to 1000 tons competed in use of arms, fight for survivability of the ship, sea training and saving preparation.
Ports
Goods turnover of ports of the Baltic basin of Russia following the results of January-July, 2017 increased by 6%
Goods turnover of ports of the Baltic basin of Russia following the results of January-July, 2017 increased by 6% in comparison with the same period of 2016, to 143,88 million tons, including: bulk loads 85,27 million tons (+0,3%), dry - 58,61 million tons (+15,5%) are passed, the Association of the sea trade ports of the Russian Federation reports.
In the Leningrad Region will expand seaport Vysotsk
The prime minister of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev signed the instruction about extension of seaport Vysotsk in the Leningrad Region for construction of the terminal on gas shipment. The document is published on Tuesday on the website of the government.
In Kaliningrad private investors can have new seaport constructed
Private investors declared determination to make investments in construction of marina in the port which will be built in the city Pioneer near Kaliningrad. The acting the governor of the region Anton Alikhanov reported about it to journalists on Thursday.
"There are businessmen who are ready to undertake investment obligations regarding construction for the money of a Morvokzal [in new port]", - he told, having specified that the cost of construction of the facility is estimated at the amount about 750 million rubles.
The Murmansk trade port in August will undergo testing
Rosprirodnadzor in August will begin check of Murmansk Commercial Seaport (MMTP, enters into group of SUEK) on existence of violations of the nature protection legislation, in a number of the stevedoring companies violations are already revealed, reported to TASS in the press service of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of the Russian Federation.
