Vladimir-Latyshev

In Saint-Malo, a new hearing has been scheduled in the dispute between Timac Agro and the owner of the 'Vladimir Latyshek' at the Commercial Court, regarding unpaid invoices of approximately €150,000. The hearing has been adjourned until Nov 18. The future of the 'Vladimir Latyshev' and its crew will also be decided in the court. Timac Agro, a subsidiary of the Roulier group, has initiated proceedings to recover several months of unpaid debts from the Alpha LCC, the owner of the Russian bulk carrier. The sum is estimated at approximately €150,000. The Saint-Malo court was scheduled to examine the request on Oct 14. The Russian company was represented at the hearing only by the vessel's current captain, who, moreover, did not have an interpreter. The case was therefore adjourned until Nov 18, much to the regret of Timac Agro's counsel, who insisted on the urgency of the situation. Indeed, the Russian ship is no longer insured or supplied. Until a few months ago, the Russian shipowner Alpha LLC transferred funds to France to ensure food and fuel supplies for the crew. The intermediary role between the shipowner, the port, and the sailors was played by Timac Agro. It was the recipient of the cargo when it was escorted to detention. However, the Saint-Malo-based company wrote to the French authorities on Sep 1, stating that it was withdrawing from the port agent role due to unpaid bills.

Uninsured and with a debt, the 'Vladimir Latyshev', which is still immobilized in Saint-Malo like the m/v 'Victor Andryukhin' in Marseille, is fueling tensions between the Brittany Region, which owns the port, and the government, which is responsible for the sanctions. The ship, targeted by European sanctions, has been in port since 2022. Since the summer,the shipowner Alpha LLC has stopped paying its bills, and the ship is no longer insured. Six sailors take turns on board every six months. Port authorities are requesting the transfer of the ship to a state-owned port, as everything suggested that this ship is in a derelict situation.

After the ship has been stranded for 3,5 years in the port of Saint-Malo, the agent of the 'Vladimir Latyshev', the ship no longer has a local port agent due to unpaid bills from the shipowner. The ship was immobilized soon after Russia started the war against Ukraine and has since been moved between the various docks of the port as needed. The port agent has since been responsible for supplying the crew on board. The Brittany region is requesting that the ship be placed in a state-owned port. Am abandonment of the ship is the worst-case scenario imaginable by the port authorities of Saint-Malo (Ille-et-Vilaine).

The 'Vladimir Latyshev' with seven crew members on board, has been stuck in the port of Saint-Malo for almost three years as the victim of the freezing of Russian assets, Europe's response to Putin's war in Ukraine. The ship is well supplied with diesel and the sailors don’t lack anything. The crew keeps maintaining the 'Vladimir Latyshev'. The Russian company LLC Alpha, the owner of the ship, has to advance the costs, but the money has not arrived for several months, around 150,000 euros per month. It is to pay for diesel and various expenses of the sailors. Report with photos: https://actu.fr/bretagne/saint-malo_35288/un-navire-bloque-depuis-3-ans-dans-un-port-breton-cest-un-jour-sans-fin_62213360.html

The 'Vladimir Latyshev' has been stuck in the port of Saint-Malo since March 2022, when it docked to deliver a cargo of magnesia, and the situation is becoming critical due to a lack of fuel. Russian sailors take turns maintaining the ship. They also carry out the manoeuvres requested by the harbour master's office to maintain the port activity. The ship needs fuel for its small movements and to keep it moored, such as to keep the heating, refrigerators or fire extinguishing system running. However, since 2024, the harbour master no longer receives the necessary compensation. Russia has always paid, but the bookings have been blocked by the French authorities as part of the sanctions following the invasion of Ukraine. Without diesel, there is no electricity, an the crew could then be forced to abandon ship, for their own safety and the ship would then become a ghost ship. To prevent this dramatic situation, the local association Mor Glaz is putting pressure on France to keep the ship sailing. The crew of the ship is still being supplied with food and other necessities thanks to advances. The debt is already estimated at 150,000 Euros. Report with photo: https://www.ouest-france.fr/bretagne/saint-malo-35400/pourquoi-le-cargo-russe-est-devant-les-remparts-de-saint-malo-07d53b70-dc95-11ef-8f83-1be9a95f1bed

A company is demanding €600,000 from the owner of the 'Vladimir Latyshev', which has been detained in Saint-Malo on March 1, 2022, after the start of the Russian war in Ukraine. The ship was to deliver steel coils to Algiers. On April 16, 2024, the Saint-Malo commercial court had to resolve the financial dispute between the buyer of the goods transported by the ship at the time of its immobilization and two Russian companies, the owner and the operator.