A bulk carrier collided with a 50,000 dwt Turkish freighter in the Kattegat near Denmark while traveling between Jutland and Sweden on 5 December.
The Bulgarian-managed bulker Tzarevna was traveling between Jutland and Sweden heading to St. Petersburg when it collided with the 50,000 dwt Turkish freighter Erdogan Bey. There were no reported injuries or pollution, and Danish authorities have launched an investigation into the cause of the incident.
Furthermore, the bulker operator told Bulgarian news outlets that little damage occurred in the collision, however, a Danish Armed Forces spokesperson reported that Tzarevna’s bow had been holed. The ship has gone to anchor just off Aarhus.
In March 2022, Tzarevna was caught in the port of Mariupol when Russian forces took the town, and the vessel and crew were held by Russian-aligned separatists.
The vessel was released in November 2022 and departed, though the crew reportedly had to offload their 15,000-tonne cargo of Ukrainian steel before sailing.
