The Georgia S bulk carrier, which was sailing from the port of Yuzhny under the flag of Liberia, loaded with wheat, probably hit a sea mine on Thursday off the coast of Ukraine. This was reported by Reuters, according to UNN.
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A Ukrainian government source told Reuters on Friday, that it was likely that the ship had hit a floating sea mine.
The bulk carrier was lightly damaged. According to a provider of ship tracking and maritime analytics provider MarineTraffic, the last position of the on Friday shows that it was heading for the Romanian port of Constanta.
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After withdrawing in July from a UN-backed deal that guaranteed the safe supply of Ukrainian grain through the Black Sea, Russia has has repeatedly attacked Ukrainian port infrastructure and laid sea mines. sea mines.
War risk insurance has risen to 3% of a ship's value after a missile damaged a merchant ship in Ukraine's Pivdennyi port last week, Reuters reports. Ukraine's Pivdennyi port, Reuters reports, citing industry sources.
Insurance broker Marsh MMC.N, London-based insurers Lloyd's and Ukrainian state-owned banks this week launched a program to reduce the cost of claims for damages to ships and crews transporting grain through the temporary Black Sea corridor.