Mooring accident off Astrakhan

On March 30, 2017, at 9.35 p.m. the cargo m/v "Rasha 1" which was moored on Anchorage 5 in Astrakhan port on the Volga river, dragged anchor and drifted onto the anchored "Volgo Balt 239". Both vessels suffered slight damages at the railings and dents. They had to remain on the anchorage until the formal investigation was completed.