Russia Says Tanker Crew Rescued in Black Sea After Attack Set Ship Ablaze
Russian officials said the 23-member crew was rescued without injuries as firefighters battled a blaze that spread crude oil across the Black Sea.
- On Tuesday, the Liberian-flagged tanker Aframax Rio caught fire off Russia's Black Sea coast near Sochi after an unmanned vessel attack; the Russian Transport Ministry confirmed emergency crews rescued all 23 crew members uninjured.
- Authorities in the Sirius settlement of Russia's Krasnodar region closed local beaches to the public following the attack, as open oil burning continues and firefighting efforts remain delayed until the blaze's intensity subsides.
- This attack occurred one day after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky blamed Russian drones for striking a vessel in "neutral waters," and follows reports of two other merchant ships struck in Bulgaria's exclusive economic zone.
- Ukraine Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha warned of "a dangerous chain of consequences" through civilian shipping attacks, while European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen condemned targeting of commercial ships, stating "innocent crews" face risk.
- The conflict now poses an increasing threat to commercial shipping on the Black Sea, with officials warning the war's expansion heightens global conflict risk as rule violations intensify and civilian vessels face growing dangers.
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Ukraine hit an oil tanker off Russia's southern coast on Tuesday night, triggering a huge fire.
A Ukrainian sea drone attack has triggered a huge oil inferno before Sochi. The tanker "Aframax Rio" is on fire, burning crude oil spreads on the Black Sea. The ship has cargo tanks for almost 123 million liters of oil. Kiev's hunt for Russia's oil exports could trigger an environmental disaster.
Cyprus-linked tanker ablaze off Sochi after Black Sea drone attack
A Cyprus-linked crude oil tanker caught fire off Russia’s Black Sea coast near Sochi after being struck by unmanned vessels, with all 23 crew members rescued as attacks on commercial shipping in the region intensify. The Liberian-flagged Aframax Rio, linked to Cypriot shipowner Andreas Hadjiyiannis, was attacked on Tuesday, according to Russia’s Transport Ministry. The […]
An oil tanker off Russia's coast burns after an attack. All sailors were rescued.
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