The ship had reportedly entered UK waters to complete some repair work
Shannon Brown Senior Reporter
21:54, 28 Jan 2026Updated 21:54, 28 Jan 2026
The Bristol Channel(Image: Copyright Unknown)
A Russian cargo tanker tracked sailing through the Bristol Channel has been ordered to leave British waters.
The ship Sinegorsk was tracked sailing up the channel at around 9.30pm on Tuesday, January 26 according to Marine Traffic.
It is understood the ship entered UK waters to complete necessary safety repairs.
The ship sat to the north of Minehead in Somerset overnight, before finally appearing to sail off again at around 2pm on Wednesday, January 28.
The Sinegorsk was tracked through the Bristol Channel(Image: Marine Traffic)
The UKDefence Journal, which tracked the ship for 24 hours, reports the vessel was told to leave by the Department for Transport.
In a statement to the publication, the DfT said: ” We issued a clear warning as a first step to SINEGORSK vessel to leave UK waters after it entered to undertake essential safety repairs. This directive has been complied with, and the vessel is leaving UK waters.”
According to Marine Traffic, which can be publicly viewed, the Sinegorsk left Arkhangelsk, Russia earlier this month.
At the time of writing, the site has tracked the ship to the Celtic Sea, north of Cornwall.
The Sinegorsk is a general cargo ship which sails under the flag of Russia.
Her length overall is 138.07 meters and her width is 21 meters.