STORY: :: Parts of Russia’s Sakhalin region are on high alert after a Chinese cargo ship runs aground offshore
:: February 9, 2025
:: Sakhalin region, Russia
:: Limarenko Brief
:: Ministry of Digital Development of Sakhalin Region
No fuel spillage was recorded and there was no threat to the crew, but the situation required readiness for any scenario, the governor, Valery Limarenko, said on the Telegram messaging app.
The ship was stranded in the shallow waters off Sakhalin’s Nevelsky district, he added.
“A high alert regime has been introduced in the district,” Limarenko said.
Limarenko later said that it was a Chinese ship, and that marine and diving rescuers could not approach the vessel due to a strong storm.
“Decisions on unloading the vessel or removing it from the shallows will be made as soon as the weather conditions improve,” he added.
