By Our Correspondent
Ukrainian authorities have detained Panama-flagged UAE-owned bulk carrier EMMAKRIS III in port of Chornomorsk, Black Sea, according to FleetMon.
It stated: “Ukrainian authorities detained Panama-flagged UAE-owned bulk carrier EMMAKRIS III in port of Chornomorsk, Black Sea, following Kiev Court decision.
“The ship arrived at Chornomorsk in Feb prior to Russian invasion, and loaded some 60,000 tonnes of grain already bought by the Egyptian government, but was stranded in port due to sea blockade.
“Meanwhile, sister ship of EMMAKRIS III, bulk carrier EMMAKRIS II (IMO 9254575, dwt 76598), belonging to, and operated, by the same Dubai based company MCF SHIPPING DMCC, was spotted in Sevastopol Crimea, loading grain, allegedly stolen from Ukraine, in the end of June. Records of Sevastopol call were of course, missing.
“The ship left Kerch Strait anchorage on Jul 7, destination Umm Qasr, Iraq, ETA Jul 25. As of evening Jul 29, she was sailing in Gulf of Oman, off Fujairah, heading for Strait of Hormuz.”
