The Russian tanker will leave the port in Gdynia. “It was classified as waste”

The Port of Gdynia Port Board (ZMPG) announced on Monday that the “Khatanga” tanker is fully prepared to leave the port. The Russian unit, which has been mooring in the Gdynia port since 2017, is not suitable for independent navigation.

“Tancowiec + Khatanga + is fully prepared to leave the port. All technical and environmental activities have been completed, and the fuel fluids located on the unit were completely removed. The ship was classified as waste in accordance with the current regulations of the European Union” – said the spokeswoman of the ZMPG Kalina Gierblińska.

She noted that the procedure for removing the unit and transporting it to the shipyard in Denmark, having EU certification to utilize this type of waste, “is a multi -stage process and requires international cooperation.”

“Currently, the Port of Gdynia is waiting for the necessary documentation from the Danish equivalent of the Inspectorate for Environmental Protection – Miljostyrelsen (Danish Environmental Protection Agency), subject to the Danish Ministry of the Environment. Without these documents, you cannot start surgery to move out the ship” – said Gierblińska.

The deadline for removing the unit has just passed

Pursuant to the ordinance of the Maritime Office in Gdynia of February 5 this year, the deadline set for removal of the unit expires on Monday, May 5.

“Port of Gdynia and the Maritime Office in Gdynia, however, remain in full operational readiness, and the delay results only from the waiting for the documentation of the Danish side. According to the assurances of institutions involved in this process, the documents will be forwarded to the Polish side as soon as possible” – said the representative of the port of Gdynia.

She also noted that all activities are conducted in close cooperation and the full agreement of the Maritime Board of the Port of Gdynia and the Maritime Office in Gdynia.

Detained by technical problems. It was supposed to be repaired, but it stands

The Gdynia magistrate on its website said that the “Khatanga” tank is over 150 meters long, 26 meters wide and weighs over 15,000. tone. It was used to transport crude oil and its derivatives. From 2017, he has moored at the port of Gdynia, where he was detained when he did not undergo technical control. The ship was to undergo renovation and sail away, but it did not happen.

In 2020 Unit's shipowner – Murmansk Shipping Company – declared bankruptcy As a result, “Khatanga” remained in the port. Over the years, the technical condition of the ship deteriorated more and more.

At the beginning of February this year. In social media, the Ministry of Infrastructure said that, according to the decision issued by the director of the Maritime Office in Gdynia (UMG), the Gdynia port was obliged to remove the Russian ship “Khatang”, which has been in the port since 2017. It was stated that the unit threatens the safety of navigation and is withdrawn from operation.

The spokeswoman for the UMG Magdalena Kierzkowska umg reported that the director of the Medical University of Gdynia issued the ordinance of the removal of this ship to the Port of Gdynia.

She indicated that these were actions that are aimed at effective resolving the ship's issue, which after years of staying in Gdynia with an unclear and variable ownership status is an object incapable of independent navigation. The ship is without a crew, without power supply and in its current state poses a potential threat to port infrastructure.

At that time, she assured that “Khatanga” was under constant supervision from the port of Gdynia and the duty service of the captain.

In February, a representative of the port of Gdynia reported that “ZMPG would strive for the sale of this unit to cover at least some of the obligations that arose as a result of the Russian shipowner's failure to pay.” She reported that the compensation for the parking of the unit is about PLN 13 million.

The Ministry of Infrastructure also reported that ZMPG will demand from the Russian shipowner the reimbursement of costs for the entire mooring period of the unit in the port.

The media reported that the Russian reservoir had broken down with CUM twice, threatening the safety of other ships. (PAP)

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