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Home» News»Russian Navy Warship Collides With Merchant Ship In Baltic
AIS data of Collison between a Russian Warship and a Civilian Vessel
AIS data shows the Ice Rose anchored south of the bridge. The Russian Warship does not appear to be on AIS.

Russian Navy Warship Collides With Merchant Ship In Baltic

H I Sutton 23 Sep 2020

A Russian Navy frigate has collided with a merchant ship in the entrance to the Baltic this morning. The accident happened in thick fog. Details are still emerging.

The collision has been confirmed by the Danish Ministry of Defense.

According to reports (in Danish) the Russian warship is believed to be the 311 Kazanets, a Project 1331M Parchim Class light frigate. The ship, which has yet to be formally identified, does not appear to have been transmitting on AIS (Automated Information system). AIS is designed to help avoid collisions.

The naval ship struck the Ice Rose (IMO: 8311106), a 12,401 ton (gross) reefer carrying refrigerated containers. The merchant ship is now at anchor south of the Øresund Bridge which spans the entrance to the Baltic. The bridge connects Denmark and Sweden.

Visibility poor, view from bridge webcams when Kola passed under bridge. pic.twitter.com/8uN6upYbdp

— Cave Canem (@CaveCanem666) September 23, 2020

According to data from MarineTraffic several law enforcement, pilot and rescue vessels are in attendance. These include the Danish Navy’s Diana-class patrol vessel HDMS Najaden (P523), and the Swedish rescue vessel Elsa Johansson.

Update

Since publishing this article, the Russian Navy warship has been confirmed as 311 Kazanets. The warship, together with another Parchim Class corvette, can be seen in this Sentinel satellite image taken later in the day (identified by Frank Bottema)

Efter kollisionen i Øresund har det russiske skib forladt DK farvand, og det civile skib ICE ROSE er ved egen kraft på vej på værft. Der er ikke konstateret udslip i forbindelse med kollisionen. Sagen er overdraget til civile myndigheder.#dkforsvar #værdatkæmpefor pic.twitter.com/D8GVG2Rpak

— Forsvaret (@forsvaretdk) September 24, 2020
Collision Ice Rose Russian Navy 2020-09-23
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Posted by : H I Sutton
H I Sutton writes about the secretive and under-reported submarines, seeking out unusual and interesting vessels and technologies involved in fighting beneath the waves. Submarines, capabilities, naval special forces underwater vehicles and the changing world of underwater warfare and seabed warfare. To do this he combines the latest Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) with the traditional art and science of defense analysis. He occasionally writes non-fiction books on these topics and draws analysis-based illustrations to bring the subject to life. In addition, H I Sutton is a naval history buff and data geek. His personal website about these topics is Covert Shores (www.hisutton.com)

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