WorldWhat we know about attack on oil tanker in Black Sea with unmanned surface vehicles
The Liberia-flagged Aframax Rio tanker, carrying crude oil, was attacked by uncrewed surface vessels off the Black Sea coast on October 6, Russia’s Transport Ministry said. All 23 Indian crew members were rescued and no injuries were initially reported. An open oil fire continued, while some Sochi promenades and beaches were temporarily restricted.
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Naval drone hits oil tanker off Sochi, triggering huge blazeRussia’s transport ministry said a Liberian-flagged oil tanker was attacked by a naval drone off the Black Sea coast near Sochi, with crude oil burning in the water and thick smoke covering parts of the resort city. All 23 Indian crew members were rescued; firefighting will begin once the flames subside.
- Russia says tanker crew rescued in Black Sea after attack set ship ablaze
Emergency crews rescued all 23 crew members of the Liberian-flagged tanker Rio on Tuesday after an unmanned vessel attacked the ship off Russia’s Black Sea coast, setting it on fire, Russia’s Transport Ministry said.
- No excessive pollution recorded in Sirius area amid tanker fire
Pollutant concentrations in Russia’s Sirius Federal Territory remain within maximum permissible levels despite an oil tanker fire nearby in the Black Sea, Sirius head Dmitry Plishkin said. Air monitoring found concentrations several times below permissible limits and posing no health threat.
- Liberian-flagged tanker attacked off Black Sea coast
A Liberian-flagged Aframax oil tanker, the Rio, was attacked by unmanned surface vessels off the Black Sea coast, Russia’s Transport Ministry said. The crew was rescued without casualties. Oil is burning, and firefighting will begin once the blaze subsides.
