The MELITA freighter under the Russian flag entered the territorial waters of Ukraine because of the storm, is notified on the page of naval forces of Ukraine in Facebook. As highlighted in the report, the Ukrainian military noticed the Ship abeam and interviewed members of the crew according to the Protocol. It also indicates that the Ship violated the state border of Ukraine, and AIS system (automatic identification system - Approx. Ed.) was off. Anyway, the Ship continued on its own way to the port of destination. according to the Ukrainian Navy, the Ship followed the route from Astrakhan to Constanta. In the spring of last year, Ukrainian border guards have busted the Ship "Nord" under the flag of Russia in the Azov sea with the ten crew members. Nine of them were able to return to the Crimea, and among them seven with Ukrainian sailors arrested for poaching and trespassing. Captain Vladimir Gorbenko returned to the Crimea in February, 10 months detained in Ukraine. The ship Nord tried several times to sell in Ukraine at the auction, but they did not take place. In the summer of that year in the sea port of Kherson (Ukraine) was seized by Russian Tanker " Mekhanik Pogodin ". The formal reason was the financing of the construction of the vessel in 2011 by JSC "VEB-Leasing" on which in Ukraine act of punishment. However, in 2011 the sole owner of the vessel is the company " V. F. Tanker ", which, according to the organization, operates it at its own discretion. Anyway, in Kiev, stressed that the Vessel will be blocked in the port of Kherson 3 years. Also, the Ukrainian authorities did not rule out the possible confiscation of the vessel and its sale at auction. A month after the illegal arrest of the vessel "Mekhanik Pogodin" the company "V. F. Tanker" adopted a conclusion about a complete change of the team. In the Russian Federation returned all 12 crew members. <span style="color:darkgray