MV Volgoneft-239

History
Name	Volgoneft-239
Owner	1973: Volgotanker; 2010: Volgatransneft;
Port of registry	1973 Kuybyshevsky Zaton; 2010 Nizhny Novgorod; 2015 Astrakhan;
Builder	Volgograd shipyard, Volgograd
Yard number	935
Identification	MMSI number: 273354600; Russian registration number 089939;
Fate	foundered, 15 December 2024
General characteristics
Class and type	Project 1577 oil tanker
Tonnage	3,566 GRT, 1,760 NRT
Displacement	6,513 tonnes
Length	132.6 m (435 ft)
Beam	16.9 m (55 ft)
Draught	3.62 m (11.9 ft)
Depth	5.5 m (18 ft)
Decks	1
Installed power	2 × diesel engines; 2 × 736 kW
Propulsion	2 × screws
Speed	11 knots (20 km/h)
Crew	22 or 23

MV Volgoneft-239 (Волгонефть-239) is a Project 1577 Volgoneft oil tanker that was built in the Soviet Union in 1973. She ran aground in a storm in the Kerch Strait in 2024. Another Project 1577 tanker, Volgoneft-212, broke in two and foundered nearby in the same storm, causing the 2024 Kerch Strait oil spill.

History

Name	Volgoneft-239
Owner	1973: Volgotanker 2010: Volgatransneft
Port of registry	1973 Kuybyshevsky Zaton 2010 Nizhny Novgorod 2015 Astrakhan
Builder	Volgograd shipyard, Volgograd
Yard number	935
Identification	MMSI number: 273354600 Russian registration number 089939
Fate	foundered, 15 December 2024
General characteristics
Class and type	Project 1577 oil tanker
Tonnage	3,566 GRT, 1,760 NRT
Displacement	6,513 tonnes
Length	132.6 m (435 ft)
Beam	16.9 m (55 ft)
Draught	3.62 m (11.9 ft)
Depth	5.5 m (18 ft)
Decks	1
Installed power	2 × diesel engines; 2 × 736 kW
Propulsion	2 × screws
Speed	11 knots (20 km/h)
Crew	22 or 23