…Small freighter holed by bottom contact, UK***

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley accused Russia on Sep 17 of “cheating” on U.N. sanctions on North Korea and said Washington has “evidence of consistent and wide-ranging Russian violations.”

Haley said Washington has tracked some 148 cases this year of oil tankers delivering fuel to North Korea obtained through ship-to-ship transfers at sea in breach of a U.N. cap. She did not say how many transfers may have received Russian help.

Two shipping companies, two personalities and 6 ships, including 1 tanker, were blacklisted by the United States Department of the Treasury
Product tanker PATRIOT, IMO 9003550, dwt 6913, built 1990, flag Russia, owner JSC Gudzon, Vladivostok.
General cargo ship PARTIZAN, IMO 9113020, dwt 5820, built 1996, flag Russia, owner JSC Gudzon, Vladivostok.
General cargo ship BELLA, IMO 8808264, dwt 3121, built 1988, flag Russia, owner JSC Gudzon, Vladivostok.
Ro-ro cargo ship NEPTUN, IMO 8404991, dwt 4762, built 1984, flag Russia, owner Logistic Co., Vladivostok.
General cargo ship SEVASTOPOL, IMO 9235127, dwt 8723, built 2001, flag Russia, owner JSC Gudzon, Vladivostok.

General cargo ship BOGATYR, IMO 9085730, dwt 5204, built 1996, flag Russia, owner JSC Gudzon, Vladivostok.

In the meantime, general cargo ship FAME contacted bottom and sustained a hole with ensuing water ingress early in the morning Sep 16, in The Minch strait south of Tarbert, Harris, Western Isles of Scotland.

The ship was secured at Tarbert, water ingress taken under control with the help of Stornoway lifeboat, Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, Coastguard Rescue Teams and a fish farm support boat. FAME is en route to Mallaig UK, at 0000 UTC Sep 18 she was still at Tarbert.

Fleetmon