Posted 10 февраля 2011,, 11:27

Published 10 февраля 2011,, 11:27

Modified 17 сентября 2022,, 11:28

Updated 17 сентября 2022,, 11:28

Diesel ship "Alexandra" was the last journey for almost all of his sailors

10 февраля 2011, 11:27
According to the version of the operating company, the ship sunk by a huge cargo ship, which just squashed it

Khabarovsk. February 10. VOSTOK-MEDIA - A small ship "Alexander", which sank near the South Korean port of Ulsan, was sunk by another larger vessel. This version of shipwreck today correspondent of RIA "Vostok-Media" announced the deputy director of the company - the charterer «Rawley group» Igor Banzaraktsaev. About this Carrier representatives became aware of a single word from the crew rescued a sailor who died of the vessel. As told sailor from Nakhodka Ruslan Drichev, he woke up at seven oclock in the cabin from a powerful blow. Immediately water began to flow in. A young man was carried by a flow of water out of the cabin. By some miracle he was able to emerge. At the time of the crash two life rafts were automatically triggered. Ruslan Drichev in icy water and total darkness was able to get to one of them. In the darkness he saw the silhouette of a passing ship.

As he told reporters Igor Banzaraktsaev, apparently, "Alexander" was crushed by a huge cargo ship. Port of Ulsan specializes in the transportation of scrap metal. And in this area all day move these vessels of 80 thousand tons. At this time in the same area was container ship "Hyundai heavy industry" in the sea trials. This ship is 88 thousand tons displacement. And it is several times larger than the size of "Alexandra."

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