信德海事网-专业海事信息咨询服务平台 登录 | 注册 [ 设为首页 ] [ 加入收藏 ] 中文版 ENGLISH WeChat Mobile --> --> ENGLISH   >   WORLD --> Breaking: Sanctioned Russian Tanker Grounds in Suez Canal, Temporarily Blocking Northbound Convoy 2025-10-29 08:51 By： xinde marine news 分享： --> --> --> 评论 --> --> At around 12:30 p.m. local time on October 28, 2025, a Russian crude oil tanker, KOMANDER, ran aground in the southern section of the Suez Canal after suffering a main engine failure, briefly disrupting northbound traffic through one of the world’s most critical waterways.   According to a client advisory from Egyptian agent GAC Egypt, the vessel—measuring 274.2 meters in length, 48 meters in beam, with a gross tonnage of 78,896 and a deadweight of 150,581 DWT—was sailing southbound from the Mediterranean toward the Red Sea when it grounded at kilometer 48 of the canal. It was the 19th vessel in that day’s southbound convoy, with 18 ships ahead unaffected, but 20 northbound vessels were forced to halt temporarily. The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) immediately dispatched tugboats to refloat the vessel, and by 2:45 p.m. local time, the KOMANDER was successfully refloated. Officials confirmed there were no leaks, damage, or injuries.   Equasis and TradeWinds data show the KOMANDER (IMO 9271585) was built in 2004 by Universal Shipbuilding in Japan and is currently registered under the Russian flag in Sochi. It is managed by Hong Kong–based Yo Shui Marine Ltd., with technical management by First Skylines LLC.   The ship has changed names and flags multiple times: it sailed as Krishna 1 (Panama flag) in 2024 and Prudence (Comoros flag) in early 2025 before being reflagged to Russia and renamed KOMANDER. Public sanctions lists indicate the vessel was blacklisted by the United States, United Kingdom, Switzerland, and Ukraine for transporting Russian crude above the G7 price cap. Its latest voyage reportedly began at Murmansk, Russia, with destination “for orders” in China. &nbs