An explosion has occurred on the Vilamoura, a tanker loaded with 1,000,000 barrels of oil, off the coast of Libya.

Supply: Bloomberg

Particulars: The explosion induced the ship's engine room to flood. The reason for the incident remains to be unknown.

Since April this 12 months, the tanker has referred to as at Russian oil ports, together with Ust-Luga and Novorossiysk, to load Kazakh oil. The blast was one among a collection of comparable incidents involving vessels that had beforehand visited Russian ports.

The corporate that owns the vessel stated the explosion didn’t trigger any environmental air pollution, and the tanker's crew is secure.

Vanguard Tech, a maritime danger consultancy firm, says that because the starting of the 12 months, 4 different vessels that had beforehand referred to as at Russian ports have additionally suffered explosions.

Background:

• Russia is making one other bid to increase its liquefied pure fuel (LNG) exports after US sanctions halted its efforts final 12 months.
• On 25 June, Bloomberg reported {that a} US-sanctioned tanker was approaching a Russian LNG export terminal within the Arctic, with an estimated arrival date of 26 June. This might set off new restrictions from the West.
• Russia has been illegally transshipping oil within the open seas close to Greece, utilizing uninsured tankers and evading sanctions.

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