US EditionRussian Oil Tanker Stranded Off Bulgaria After Drone Strike
The 274-meter, 149,000-ton tanker Kairos, linked to Russia's shadow fleet, was stranded off Bulgaria's coast with 10 crew aboard requesting evacuation amid bad weather.
- On Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, the oil tanker Kairos stranded off Ahtopol after catching fire last week in an alleged Ukrainian naval drone attack.
- Bulgarian authorities say the Kairos is linked to a Russia 'shadow fleet' and was sanctioned by the European Union in July this year, followed by the United Kingdom and Switzerland.
- A Turkish towing vessel brought the damaged, 149,000-ton, 274-meter Kairos into Bulgarian waters on Friday but abandoned the tow, leaving it to drift and strand less than a nautical mile offshore.
- Bulgarian maritime authorities launched evacuation efforts and are monitoring the tanker by radio communication, thermal cameras, and radar, while crew comply with orders and await safe evacuation off Ahtopol.
- Officials reported the empty tanker is stable despite bad weather, all 10 crew members are in good condition with supplies for about three days, and towing will resume when weather calms.
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A Bulgarian military helicopter delivered Sunday water, food and oil communication equipment “Kairos”, where the remaining 10 sailors on board are blocked for three days in the Black Sea after an Ukrainian attack. The authorities of Sofia are preparing for an evacuation operation, which will be announced as soon as weather conditions permit.
Bulgarian maritime authorities today began evacuating the crew of the oil tanker Kairos, which ran aground near the Bulgarian Black Sea port of Ahtopol due to a fire caused by a Ukrainian drone attack.
Sanctioned oil tanker is stranded off Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast after suspected Ukrainian strike
Bulgarian maritime authorities on Saturday launched efforts to evacuate the crew of the oil tanker Kairos stranded off the Black Sea port of Ahtopol and believed to be part of the 'shadow fleet' used by Russia to evade international sanctions linked to its war in Ukraine.
Petrolier Kairos, under the Gambian Pavilion, who carried the Russian oil and was thrown into the air of Ukrainian ships without a crew last week, requested the evacuation after he was thrown back to the Bulgarian city of Ahtopol, reports BTA. According to the newspaper, the ship failed on Friday while Turkish remorrowing East Bay after an explosion on the coast of Turkey.Because of Rumen Nikolov, a Turkish ship spokesman from the Bulgarian Mari…
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