Because it was damaged in northern Norway, and requested permission to go to Klaipeda, in the Baltic. Lithuania said no, unless it unloads first. The Lithuanian

Because it was damaged in northern Norway, and requested permission to go to Klaipeda, in the Baltic. Lithuania said no, unless it unloads first. The Lithuanians said, two weeks ago, they'd found a port in Norway that agreed to unload, near where it was stopped. Presumably that fell though and thus the permission was withdrawn. Then Denmark refused access to the Baltic, and Gothenburg also then said no. The ship never entered the Baltic as far as I can tell. The implication is that the ship didn't want to go back to Murmansk. Possibly it was also denied entry, or doesn't want to get stuck there over winter if the Russians can't or won't repair the ship. It's not a Russian ship, it might not even be Russian-owned cargo any more, depending on the INCOTERMS, why would they make the effort if no one else will? https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2358770/ship-with-russian-chemicals-will-not-be-allowed-into-klaipeda-port-pm https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2358770/ship-with-r...