The MV Gökay-K, a Turkish dry bulk carrier ran aground on the night of December 23 in the northern part of the Kerch Strait while en route from the port of Mariupol to the Turkish port of Iskenderun, Kerch.fm reports.
The MV Gökay-K’s draft, steered by a Ukrainian pilot, exceeded the canal registered mark by 7.5 m. The cargo ship stranded between buoys number 38 and 40, near the fortress of Eni-Kale, but was refloated after several hours. There was no oil spill reported, the news agency said.