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MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company, has suspended new bookings to and from Norvorossiysk Port in Black Sea after one of its vessels was struck by a drone.
Vesel MSC USLAN III image credit: Barend J v Rensburg
According to Bloomberg News, which reviewed the MSC customer advisory, the suspension followed after the Panama-flagged containership MSC Ulsan III was attacked while sailing laden from Norvorossiysk en route to Tekirdağ, Turkey, scheduled to arrive by 27 August.
MSC has neither disclosed when the attack occurred nor identified who was responsible. The extent of damage to the containership and condition of the crew also remained unclear. The company reported that it will operate from other Russian ports, including St. Petersburg.
MSC Ulsan III is a 2004-built containership that measures 215.08 meters in length, 29.8 meters in width and has a gross tonnage of 27,915.
