MV Volgoneft-239
| History | |
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| Name | Volgoneft-239 |
| Owner |
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| Port of registry |
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| Builder | Volgograd shipyard, Volgograd |
| Yard number | 935 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | foundered, 15 December 2024 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & 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 |
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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. The Volgoneft-239 was emptied, dismantled and recycled afterward. The dismantling was filmed by Russian videographers and can be seen on the internet where permitted.