On the possibility of continuing to operate Volgoneft-type tankers, provided that they undergo timely, high-quality repairs
Journal: Vestnik Gosudarstvennogo universiteta morskogo i rechnogo flota imeni admirala S O Makarova
Year: 2025

This article addresses issues related to the duration of accident-free operation of Volgoneft-type tankers, project No. 1577, provided that high-quality repairs and modernization are carried out. The relevance of the study is due to the accident that occurred on December 15, 2024, in the Kerch Strait, where two vessels of this project (Volgoneft-212 and Volgoneft-239) were wrecked, leading to an environmental disaster caused by fuel oil spill. The paper examines possible causes of the accident,