Bunker tanker DELFI lost an anchor in a strong storm at night Nov 21 at outer anchorage of Yuzhniy port, Ukraine, and drifted aground on a coast in Odessa port area.
According to preliminary data, the vessel DELFI is a tanker (1977), the shipowner is a company incorporated in Birmingham. The AUSTRALIA tug came to a short distance to the DELFI tanker but was unable to assist due to the refusal of the tanker crew. According to the information of the Naval Agency of the Ministry of Economy and Infrastructure of the Republic of Moldova, the DELFI vessel has been excluded from the register of the flag of Moldova on 27.09.2018. The DELFI vessel is in the territorial sea of Ukraine in violation of current Ukrainian and international law. However, the most important thing is that this situation is a real environmental disaster for Ukraine. Emergency and rescue work should be started immediately to remedy the dire consequences.