Overview
- The ferry from Trabzon has remained at anchor near Sochi since the morning of November 6 with 20 passengers aboard, who have been provided food and water.
- SVC Shipping says the vessel received permission to enter Russian internal waters on November 7 and completed inspections, yet it is still awaiting Krasnodar’s authorization to dock.
- The route is registered with Russia’s Transport Ministry as a year‑round service through 2027, according to the organizer, who insists all documents are in order and plans to continue operations.
- Krasnodar authorities maintain the launch is premature due to unresolved safety issues, echoing Governor Veniamin Kondratyev’s earlier criticism of an incomplete test voyage.
- Separately in Moscow, smoke on the river vessel Chechera at Novospassky pier led to a temporary pier closure and a transport‑prosecutor safety inspection, with a preliminary finding of a battery short circuit and no injuries reported.