MinTOT: The buildup of ships near the stranded FR of the Kerch Strait has caused serious accidents – Ukrainian

In the Black Sea and the Sea of ​​Azov recorded ship accidents caused by the blockade of the Russian Federation in the Kerch Strait .

According to the Ministry of the Occupied Territories and the Ukrainian Armed Forces Temporary Monday, December 3 on Facebook.

"As of 25 November, hundreds of ships were waiting for clearances to cross the Kerch Strait, both towards the Black Sea and towards the sea of ​​Azov, as previously reported by the MITT: Vessels remained on the ground, forming bunches, causing numerous accidents

According to the international ship monitoring systems, on November 30, the freighter Lady Maria (Togolese Republic), during maneuvers near the Kerch Strait , was damaged by the confusion of the ship 's propeller in the anchor chain of another freighter on the Azov Concord (Republic of Malta) .The two ships were heading to the ports of the sea of ​​Azov.

MintTOT cites another incident that occurred on December 1 at the exit of the Azov Sea, near the Kerch Strait. Tug PAL 3 (Russian Federation) lost control of Shilaynyay towed barges loaded with approximately 4,000 tonnes of wheat, which were torn up and landed in the lowlands near Cape Kamian. "The captain of the tug tried for several hours to lift the barge independently, but his attempts were useless," reads the message.

"In view of the massive accumulation of ships in the Kerch Strait, the Russian Federation poses a serious threat to the safety of navigation, a flagrant violation of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. of the sea, according to which Russia is responsible for the safe navigation of ships, "adds the ministry.

The report points out that the examples presented show once again the extent to which AIS vessels encouraged by AIS vessels are encouraged not to respect international law and to constitute a danger to navigation in the sea. Black and the sea of ​​Azov.

On November 26 of this year the military military regime is applied on the territory of ten regions of Ukraine for 30 days. This decision was motivated by the armed provocation of Russia in the Kerch Strait, when the Russian army attacked two boats and a tug of the Ukrainian navy. The behavior of this Kremlin has aroused strong criticism from the G-7 countries. Currently, 24 soldiers are detained at the Moscow headquarters "Lefortovo". They are accused of violating the borders of Russia .