21 operators and a similar number of vessels
The Federal Transport Supervising Service (Rostransnadzor) of Russian Transport Ministry has published a list of shipping companies, whose vessels were banned from entering foreign ports for non-compliance of international conventions in 2010.
Among the blacklisted shipping companies are about 21 operators and a similar number of vessels. The list is supplemented by three companies that blatantly violated the licensing terms.
These are: Arkhangelsk-based Nord-Way LLC, whose ship Varnek repeatedly violated the restrictions in the Barents Sea, which resulted in the ship wreck and death of five crew members and four passengers; Yakutsk-based Lena United River Shipping Company, and MV Alexey Kulakovskiy, with 32 proved cases of violation of navigation areas rules. The vessel wrecked killing 11 crew members. Also there was an accident with the Anabar suction dredger of FSI Lena GBUVPiS (Yakutsk) in 2010 when a man died.
The supervising agency reported other violations on ships of blacklisted companies, including failure to comply with fire safety measures, and requirements for life-saving boats, etc.
Source: Portnews
