As of 05:00 pm, March 18, there were 49 cargo ships in the Sea of Azov, 48 of them were moving, 1 was damaged, 88 vessels (ice-classed -24) were ready to depart from the Azov Sea ports. In the Black Sea there were 56 ships (12 with ice-class hulls) – to pass through the Kerch Strait.
Three icebreakers escort 36 cargo ships in Azov Sea
As of 05:00 pm, March 18, there were 49 cargo ships in the Sea of Azov, 48 of them were moving, 1 was damaged, 88 vessels (ice-classed -24) were ready to depart from the Azov Sea ports. In the Black Sea there were 56 ships (12 with ice-class hulls) – to pass through the Kerch Strait.