[1] The ship has a single deck and four dry cargo holds, each of which are roughly 1,100 m2 (12,000 sq ft) large.

It has two German-built diesel engines, each with a 515 kW (691 hp) power output for a maximum speed of 10.5 knots (19.4 km/h; 12.1 mph).

Overnight, a distress call was issued while the ship was in the Black Sea, 2.5 miles (4.0 km) from Cape Takil near the Kerch Strait.

[4] A rescue boat, the Rescuer Demidov, was also sent which operated three pumps in an attempt to control flooding aboard the ship.

However, because of the normal weather conditions and sea state at the time of the breach, it was suggested that Omskiy-205 had struck a friendly breakaway mine laid at the entrance to the Sea of Azov as a part of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.