m/t Volgoneft-107 on October 20 dragged an anchor on Sopelki road, 536 kilometer mark, river Volga, in strong wind 18-20 meters/sec, and contacted passing river tanker Volgar-24. Volgar-24 got some dents starboard and 3 meters dented bulwark, Volgoneft-107 got two holes starboard, but no spill reported. Volgar-24 was enroute Kotovo – Rybinsk with 4400 mt heavy oil, Volgoneft was to be loaded.
Volgoneft 107 IMO 8230637, dwt 4190, built 1972, flag Russia, owner BashkVolgoTanker Ufa. Volgar-24 river tanker, owner JSC V.F.Tanker Nizhniy Novgorod.