Russian "river-sea"-type dry cargo ship "Hilda"

Russian "river-sea"-type dry cargo ship "Hilda" built in 1973 near the shore line of the Bay Laspa, situated not far from Sebastopol (Balaklavskyi Region), on Saturday, September 9, 2000. On that day at 4.40 a.m. the ship, which passed under the Malta flag, appeared on aground and was damaged. As a result two shell-holes appeared in it. According to the Ministry of Extraordinary Affairs, now the negotiations are carried out, which are aimed to examine the ship by divers and repair it in the Sebasopol-based firm "Krymmarinservis". The accident does not course the pollution of sea waters by oil produce. This is already the third ship which suffered the accident in the Bleak Sea area. Photo by the Ministry of Extraordinary affairs/ UNIAN