Ten Panamanian-flagged vessels are trapped in the Black Sea, due to the war between Russia and Ukraine; This was revealed by the manager of the Panama Maritime Authority (AMP), Noriel Araúz.
According to Araúz, there are between 200 and 300 ships in the same situation as ships with the Panamanian flag, but that Panama has already contacted its offices in Ukraine to provide all the necessary support to the crew of the ships with whom they have already established contact.
“There are ten vessels with a Panamanian flag and we know that there are around 200 to 300 vessels that do not allow them to leave the Black Sea,” said Araúz.
He stressed that most of the ships are bulk carriers (vessels that handle all kinds of raw materials such as grains, fertilizers, cement, iron ore, sodium chloride and wood)
He stressed that most of the ships are bulk carriers (vessels that handle all kinds of raw materials such as grains, fertilizers, cement, iron ore, sodium chloride and wood)
On February 25, the AMP sent a circular requesting Panamanian-flagged ships to avoid transit through the territorial waters of Ukraine and Russia in the Black Sea and Sea of Azov, after Moldovan and Panamanian-flagged ships were hit by missiles. Russians, in their transit through the Black Sea, after Panamanian-flagged ships were attacked with missiles.
“We know that we had three ships that were attacked by Russian missiles, but the crew is safe, we had material damage,” he said, noting that one of the ships sank and the two that remain afloat have material damage.
