The incident took place on November 1 during a refueling in the harbor of Skagen harbor. Danish security officers also seized a number of ship documents.
“The seizure of the vessel was carried out on a provisional basis as part of a guarantee action relating to the previous activities of R / V Akademik Ioffe, – it says on the diplomatic service website.
As reported in the diplomatic mission, the ship sails under the Russian flag and is owned by the state, and the Institute of Oceanology uses it for scientific purposes. The agency has transferred copies of court decisions to the Russian Foreign Ministry (MFA), foreign mission staff remain in contact with their Danish colleagues.
It is noted that 38 crew members and 23 scientific workers are on board the vessel detained in Denmark. If necessary, consular assistance will be provided to them.
The reason for the detention was a claim by Canadian company One Ocean Expeditions Ltd, the diplomatic mission said. “New” clarifiedthat the matter relates to the alleged debt of the vessel to the charterer. About ten years ago, she was hired from One Ocean Expedition Ltd, which led tourist expeditions. Several years ago the company went bankrupt and Akademik Ioffe was transferred to the Ministry of Education and Science.
This information confirmed REN TV Deputy Director of the Institute of Oceanology. PP Chirchov RAS Vyacheslav Kremenetsky. He added that the situation is linked to 2019, when Russia terminated a freight contract for the charter of the vessel by a Canadian travel agency. And after that, “Akademik Ioffe” usually did not go to foreign ports for refueling for fear of prosecution.
“I think they will now come to an agreement, as the ship entered for some reason, although they have generally avoided entering domestic ports since then. Maybe they will connect some channels to solve the problem, or just pay a penalty, ”REN TV said, quoting the reporter.
“Akademik Ioffe” is a 117-meter research vessel built in 1988 and named after Soviet scientific physicist Abram Fedorovich Ioffe. It has the status of Single Scientific Installation (UNU) and is used for experiments on the propagation of sound over long distances in the ocean.
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