proruption! Port by a missile attack, a bulk carrier 4 crew members killed!

2025-03-13 15:32 International Ship Network

According to foreign media, the bulk carrier "MJ Pinar" was affected in a Russian missile attack of Odessa port on Tuesday, damaging the hull and catching fire, killing four crew members and leaving one crew member injured.

According to the Ukrainian website Dumskaya, the Ukrainian Harbour Authority reported that the Russian missile attack had caused massive destruction of infrastructure in the port of Odessa. Preliminary understanding, "MJ Pinar" ship four crew members died, and another 1 crew members injured. A pilot company employee on board was also injured. Emergency rescue workers are rushing to the scene. The extent of the damage is being assessed, and the victim information is being verified.

Unconfirmed information showed that 12 crew members on the MJ Pinar ship, three of whom died were Syrian and one was Ukrainian.

According to ship information provided by the MJ Pinar, a 30,465, convenient bulk carrier built in 2009, the AIS signal stopped updating at 3:00 on March 6, when the ship was located in the waters east of Salina, Romania.

"Dumskaya" said the "MJ Pinar" was loading grain to Algeria at the time of the incident.

Piraeus, based MJ Pinar operator Logan Ship Management, said the Barbadian-flagged vessel was damaged and killed at least one person on board, a local ship management source said.

The MJ Pinar round comes at the end of talks between high-level U. S. and Ukrainian delegations in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

The United States and Ukraine have issued a joint statement saying Ukraine is willing to accept a 30-day temporary ceas-fire proposed by the United States, CCTV News reported. Ukraine said it is willing to accept the US proposal and immediately implement a 30-day temporary ceasefire, which could be extended by mutual agreement, but must be accepted and implemented by Russia. At the same time, the US will resume security assistance to Ukraine, and the US side will immediately lift the suspension of intelligence sharing and provide security assistance to Ukraine. The two sides agreed to quickly reach a comprehensive agreement on the development of key mineral resources in Ukraine.