WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 286316 [post_author] => 5 [post_date] => 2023-03-01 19:58:48 [post_date_gmt] => 2023-03-01 19:58:48 [post_content] => A Chinese bulker has sunk in Strait of Tartary near the Russian port of Vanino after being damaged in a collision with heavy ice flows. The vessel, Yong Xing 56, had been caught in the ice since February 19 and issued a distress call on February 23, prompting a rescue operation. Reporting indicates the the 33,000 DWT ship was carrying a cargo of alumina. All 21 crew members abandoned ship and were rescued by a Russian ferry and taken to Vonino. “The crew of 21 citizens of the People’s Republic of China got onto the ice and was then taken on board... [post_title] => Chinese Bulk Carrier Damaged by Ice Sinks Off Russia [post_excerpt] => A Chinese bulker has sunk in Strait of Tartary near the Russian port of Vanino after being damaged in a collision with heavy ice flows. The vessel, Yong Xing 56, had been caught in the ice since February 19 and issued a distress call on February 23, pr... [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => open [ping_status] => closed [post_password] => [post_name] => chinese-bulk-carrier-damaged-by-ice-sinks-off-russia [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2023-03-01 19:58:48 [post_modified_gmt] => 2023-03-01 19:58:48 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => https://gcaptain.com/?p=178183 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => news [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw )