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 launched a drone strike on a Liberian-flagged oil tanker off the coast of Sochi, Russia, resulting in a severe fire and large plumes of black smoke. All 23 Indian crew members were rescued.
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The Independent (US)Crude oil ‘openly burning’ in Black Sea as Ukraine strikes tanker off Russian coast
Pollution in the Black Sea area following the fire on the tank vessel Aframax Rio is not observed, reports the agency in the official channel at the Massage MAX. "The Ministry of Environment monitors the shore and waters of the Black Sea after the fire on the tanker.
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Sochi Closes Beaches After Drone Attack Sets Oil Tanker Ablaze
Authorities in Russia’s Black Sea resort city of Sochi and the neighboring federal territory of Sirius closed beaches after a tanker caught fire offshore following a reported attack by naval drones, officials said Tuesday.
Rescue teams rescued 23 sailors from the Liberian tanker Aframax Rio off the Black Sea coast last night, after it caught fire after being attacked by a drone. All of the rescued crew members were Indian citizens and were unharmed. The situation on the second ship, which was hit by drones on Tuesday, was somewhat different. 18 sailors on the second ship were rescued by a Bulgarian ferry, two of whom were seriously injured. "The Black Sea is a ver…
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