Ukraine has confiscated a cargo ship that illegally called at the ports of the temporarily occupied Autonomous Republic of Crimea.

The press service of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine reported on this.

It is reported that the USKO MFU cargo ship flying the flag of Cameroon, which illegally entered the ports of temporarily occupied Crimea to carry out commercial activities, was detained in the Odesa region by the Sea Guard of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine together with other law enforcement officers.

The State Border Guard Service details that it happened in July 2024.

It is reported that in 2023 and 2024, the vessel repeatedly docked at the seaport of Sevastopol and loaded agricultural products, particularly for a Turkish company.

To disguise the crime, the captain occasionally turned off the vessel’s GPS tracker and entered false information into the log of routes and berths.

According to the court’s decision, the vessel has now been transferred to the ownership of the state of Ukraine.

The captain of the USKO MFU, a citizen of Azerbaijan, is accused of violating the procedure for entering the occupied territories with the aim of harming state interests.

The State Border Guard Service emphasizes that any operations in Crimea or the Sea of Azov ports violate international norms and Ukrainian legislation.

On October 8, Militarnyi reported that the Russians had attacked a civilian cargo ship in the Pivdennyi port in the Odesa region.

The Russian attack damaged the ship Paresa, which was flying the flag of St. Kitts and Nevis.

About 6,000 tons of Ukrainian corn were on board, to be shipped to Italy the next morning.