A nearly 130-meter cargo ship, the Sunny Faith, was driven aground by a storm near the village of Yantarny in Russia's Kaliningrad region, and now locals and tourists are flocking to the shore to see the massive vessel and take photos with it, reports infohub.kz.

The Bahamian-flagged ship ran aground on October 9. The nearly 130-meter vessel was en route from Algeria to Kaliningrad without cargo when it lost power and began to drift during a storm. According to media reports, wind gusts reached 27 meters per second.

The Emergencies Ministry said the ship was not damaged and no oil spill occurred. The crew remained on board and no distress signals were sent.

The very next day, curious onlookers began to gather. The beach in Yantarny was swarmed by tourists and locals. Some came in groups to see the cargo ship up close. Kaliningrad media reported that a traffic jam of cars stretched for four kilometers to the village.

"Those wanting to take a 'photo for social media against the backdrop of the ship' turned our village into a traffic nightmare," Klops quoted a local resident as saying.

Meanwhile, the ship remains aground. According to preliminary data, the vessel did not sustain serious damage and the crew was not injured. Specialists will need to assess the condition of the seabed and determine how to refloat the cargo ship.

Meanwhile, social media users are already discussing whether the Sunny Faith will meet the same fate as another ship that once washed up on the Kaliningrad coast. Some users, it seems, would not mind if the huge cargo ship stayed there for a long time and became a permanent attraction of the coast.

This story already has a local predecessor — the Greek cargo ship Anna F., which residents nicknamed "Grek" (The Greek). In December 1973, the old vessel was being towed to Scandinavia for scrap. During a storm, the tow line broke and the ship ran aground near the coast by the village of Pionersky.

The owner did not reclaim the ship, and it remained by the shore, and it was impossible to pump out the 200 tons of fuel oil left in its tanks. Eventually, the fuel was burned right inside the hull, and the ship burned for two days. The "Grek" remained off the coast for almost 30 years.

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