Ukraine reopened the Bâstroe channel after an explosion in which three people lost their lives. Redaled the transport on the Danube-Black Mea route
Ukraine reopened on Wednesday, August 6, the Bâstroe channel, which connects the Danube and the Black Sea and had been closed after an explosion on a dragon in July, the authority of the Ukrainian maritime port (USPA) announced.
Bâstroe Photo channel: Archive, Truth
Ukraine transported cereals on the Bâstroe and Danube channel as an alternative route for its exports, in the context of limited access to its ports in the Black Sea in the first year after the beginning of the Russian invasion in February 2022.
After unlocking the ports in 2023, the use of the Danube by Ukraine decreased massively, according to Reuters.
“Navigation is allowed for vessels with a draft up to 4.5 meters, with mandatory pilot and only on daylight”, USPA said on Wednesday on Facebook.
Prior to the resumption of traffic, the Ukrainian authorities, including the naval forces, performed measurements and cleaned the area near the incident.
USPA announced on July 24 that it closed the Bâstroe channel following the explosion on a dragon that occurred the previous night.
According to a statement of the Ukrainian maritime port authority (USPA), the incident happened late on the night of July 23, while Dragor, belonging to the Delta Lotsman branch of USPA, carried out planned maintenance work on the Bâstroe channel, which ensures the connection between the Danube and the Black Sea.
“On July 23, late in the late evening, an emergency situation was involved in which a drag was involved belonging to the Delta Lotsman branch of the State Enterprise The Authority of the Ukrainian Maritime Ports (USPA). The opera in Estuar Bâstroe with a crew of 11 members, as part of a scheduled work. transmitted the institution, quoted by Ukrinform.
Currently, the causes of the explosion are not clear, the authorities starting an investigation to determine the exact circumstances of the incident. The region in which the explosion occurred was repeatedly targeted by Russian drones, in the context of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
Following the explosion, the Ukrainian authorities decided to temporarily suspend naval traffic on the Bâstroe channel, to ensure safety safety
