A sanctioned Russian tanker, Kairos, is reported to have been broken in an explosion close to the Bosporus Strait within the Black Sea on 28 November. The vessel is linked to Moscow's so-called shadow fleet used to evade Western restrictions on Russia's power exports.
Supply: Reuters, as reported by European Pravda
Particulars: Türkiye's Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure mentioned that the Kairos reported "an exterior influence" whereas en path to the Russian port of Novorossiysk, 28 nautical miles from the Turkish coast.
The explosion brought about a fireplace within the vessel's engine room, and Turkish rescue employees launched an operation to evacuate the 25 crew members on board.
The Kairos has probably struck a mine and should sink, in keeping with the Tribeca delivery company. Rescue tugs and the coast guard had been dispatched to offer help.
A supply informed Reuters that one other tanker, Virat, has additionally suffered an explosion within the Black Sea. Each vessels seem on the listing of sanctioned ships linked to Russia's shadow fleet.
Background:
- In 2023, a Liberian-flagged tanker carrying petroleum merchandise was hit by a naval mine within the Black Sea close to the coast of Romania.
- In 2022, an explosion occurred for unknown causes on an oil tanker within the Turkish port of Samsun.
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