Collision at the port of St Petersburg
At 1224 March 13 2011, the 20,100-dwt general cargoship Marchicora (built 2000) was leaving the Russian port when it came into contract with the 20,000-dwt products carrier Besiktas Scotland.
According to local reports,tanker was stuck in ice and was waiting for icebreaker to be guided to S-Petersburg port. As a result of the collision,M/T Besiktas Scotland got a hole above waterline 3 meters diameter and M/V Marchicora damaged bow part and lost anchor.
No spill and no injures reported, both vessels are to be surveyed to evaluate their condition.
Source: Safety4Sea
