In 4 miles from Vorontsovsky lighthouse from July there is a faulty motor ship "Volzhsky 33" (the flag of the Comoros Islands, IMO 8955641), abandoned by the shipowner. 12 sailors, including 8 Ukrainians and 4 Russians, are running out of food. Ship communication is disabled, the ship is in an emergency condition.

The vessel was going from Turkey to Kherson, but had to stop in July in the far roads of Odessa. As the charitable organization "Fund for Assistance to Seamen" Assol "wrote on its page in" Facebobok "," Due to its technical condition, the vessel could not survive the impending storm, at the last moment the swimming facility was allowed to hide in a safe parking lot in the port of Odessa ".

The ship, built in 1990, belongs to the Russian company Baltasar Shipping SA (White Sea-Onega Shipping Company). As the newspaper Pravda v Odessu writes, the results of the inspection of the technical condition of the vessel conducted on 29 May in the port of Rostov-on-Don are disappointing: the unsatisfactory state of the emergency engine, navigation equipment, waterproof doors, and violation of the requirements of the International Safety Management Code (ISM).

On board the ship 12 people - eight citizens of Ukraine, the rest - RF.

Seafarers have run out or are finishing their contracts, the crew has not seen payroll since April this year, instead of a salary, constant promises and guarantee sheets that are not worth the paper on which they are written.

As the newspaper writes, ship communication is disabled. For communication, sailors use personal telephones. The sailors turned to Assol for help. But, while lawyers are studying the intricacies of official documents and trying to get in touch with the employer, the products on board are coming to an end. What's left can be stretched until Friday, September 14. Telephone for communication with sailors on board: +380981666290.