A product tanker owned by Greece’s Minerva Marine ran aground at a Turkish oil terminal late on Tuesday but was quickly refloated.
The incident happened at 23:35 local time (21:35 GMT), the Turkish General Directorate for Shipping said in a social media post.
“The 46,900-dwt Minerva Antonia (built 2008) ran aground while departing from the Iskenderun Global Terminal,” it said.
Vessel trackers showed the Greek-flagged ship still immobile at 08:25 GMT, a few metres off the pier. However, it was underway again half an hour later, refloated by its own means with assistance from two tug boats.
Turkish authorities say there was “no damage or marine pollution”.
No damage is visible in a picture of the ship published by Turkish authorities, which shows the Minerva Antonia laden, in stable condition and calm waters amid good weather.
According to vessel trackers, the ship took on a fuel oil cargo from the Delta Petrol Dortyol Oil Terminal in Turkey last night, on behalf of unknown charterers.
Its projected destination is the Motor Oil refinery at Agioi Theodoroi in Greece.
According to Equasis, the Minerva Antonia has a flawless record, with zero detentions and just 23 deficiencies identified in 28 inspections across the world since it entered service.
Minerva Marine, controlled by Andreas Martinos, manages a fleet of nearly 60 tankers on the water, of all sizes. Eighteen of them, including the Minerva Antonia, are product tankers. All of its product tankers are MR2s.
