MV Grigory Lovtsov was a Russian roll-on/roll-off cargo ship which became stuck in the ice and lost in the Sea of Okhotsk in January 2022.
| History | |
|---|---|
 Russian | |
| Name |
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| Port of registry |  Korsakov, Russia |
| Builder |  Watanabe Zosen K. K. |
| Yard number | 102 |
| Launched | 7 September 2002 |
| Identification |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Roll-on/roll-off coastal cargo ship |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 41.3 m (135 ft 6 in) |
| Beam | 9.4 m (30 ft 10 in) |
| Draft | 2.9 m (9 ft 6 in) |
| Crew | 8 |
Description
editGrigory Lovtsov was a small coastal trading vessel with a shallow draft of 2.9 metres (9 ft 6 in), a length of 41.3 metres (135 ft 6 in), and a beam of 9.4 metres (30 ft 10 in). It had a summer deadweight of 194 DWT and a gross tonnage of 272 GT, and operated with a crew of eight. Made of steel, the vessel was propelled by a single diesel engine, shaft, and screw.[1][2][3]
History
editGrigory Lovtsov was built in Japan in 2002 by Watanabe Zosen K. K., who gave it the yard number 102.[1]
On 4 January 2022, the ship was transiting through the waters of the Shantar Islands in the Sea of Okhotsk when it became stuck in the ice and suffered a power outage. The ship's captain issued a distress signal and ordered the crew to abandon ship, and the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations dispatched an Mi-8 helicopter to perform an evacuation of the crew. By 0800 the next day, all eight crew had been successfully evacuated and airlifted to safety in Nkolayevsk, Khabarovsk Krai, without any injuries. The vessel was left to drift with the ice flows.[4][5]
The ship was apparently recovered and was photographed in good condition Vladivostok in November 2022.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b "Ship GRIGORY LOVTSOV (Ro-Ro Cargo) Registered in Russia - Vessel details, Current position and Voyage information - IMO 8974922, MMSI 273359010, Call Sign UBNG2". MarineTraffic.com. Retrieved 2022-06-22.
- ^ Tony, Allen. "Grigory Lovtsov". Wrecksite. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
- ^ "Grigory Lovtsov". Fleetmon. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
- ^ Voytenko, Mikhail (5 January 2022). "Coastal freighter stuck in ice, issued distress signal, Okhotsk sea". Fleetmon. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
- ^ Hancock, Paul (5 January 2022). "Grigory Lovtsov". Shipwreck Log. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
- ^ "GRIGORY LOVTSOV Ship Photos". MarineTraffic.com. Retrieved 1 January 2024.