A ship carrying stolen grain returned to Russia after being turned away by ports in Israel and Turkey
The bulk carrier PANORMITIS, which was transporting stolen Ukrainian grain, was unable to unload at foreign ports. According to reports, the vessel was refused entry in Israel and Turkey, after which it was forced to return to Russia.
This was reported by the industry website BlackSeaNews.
The bulk carrier PANORMITIS (IMO: 9445021) entered the Dardanelles and is heading to one of Russia’s Black Sea ports, the report states.
Preliminary reports indicate the vessel is heading to Russia, where it may unload a shipment of grain at the ports of Kavkaz or Novorossiysk, wrote Kateryna Yaresko, a journalist for the SeaKrime project of the Myrotvorets Center, on Facebook.
As early as April 25, 2026, the PANORMITIS was heading to Haifa, Israel, with grain exported from occupied Berdyansk. However, an Israeli agricultural trader refused to accept this cargo, she noted.
After that, the bulk carrier attempted to unload in Iskenderun, Turkey, but this attempt was also unsuccessful.
The ship’s return to the Black Sea may indicate an intention to resell the compromised grain shipment through another port or to another buyer.
Earlier, the Hungarian government commented on the massive attack by Russian drones on Zakarpattia, during which the region’s critical infrastructure was struck. Officials in Budapest described the situation in the border region as extremely alarming and announced that urgent countermeasures were being prepared.
Transcarpathiahas suffered the most massive attack by Russia since the start of the war — Regional Military Administration.
