Bulk carrier for Ukrainian grain did not reach Chornomorsk

The Consolidator bulk carrier was sailing from Italy to Ukraine when its engine failed near the Bosphorus, on the side of the Sea of ​​Marmara.The vessel was towed from the anchorage in Akhyrkapy by the tug of Bosphorus Traffic Control SAR, Fleetmon reports.

The vessel was towed from the anchorage in Akhyrkapy by the tug of Bosphorus Traffic Control SAR, Fleetmon reports.

Initially, the bulk carrier was supposed to arrive at the port of Chornomorsk in late August, for loading 55 thousand tons of grain from the Transbulk terminal. It is expected that the vessel will either arrive at the port after repairs, or it will be replaced by another one that will ship Ukrainian grain. The cargo will probably go to Turkey.

“The Consolidator, 190 meters long, which had an engine failure off the coast of Kinaliada (an island near Istanbul – USM) during a trip from Italy to Ukraine, was anchored in Akhyrkapi, accompanied by our pilot and our tugboat Kurtarma-7 under the leadership of the service ship traffic,” the General Directorate of Coastal Safety reports on Twitter.

İtalya’dan Ukrayna’ya seyir halindeyken Kınalıada açıklarında makine arızası yaşayan CONSOLIDATOR adlı 190 metre boyundaki dökme yük gemisi, Gemi Trafik Hizmetleri koordinasyonunda kılavuz kaptanımız ve KURTARMA-7 Römorkörümüz eşliğinde Ahırkapı’ya demirletildi. @UABakanligi pic.twitter.com/X3hv6fMVIa

— KEGM (@kiyiemniyet) August 29, 2021

Reference: Consolidator is a bulk carrier flying the Marshall Islands flag, built in 2007. Deadweight – 58 811 tons.