The Russian-flagged tanker Arctic Metagaz, which was transporting liquefied pure fuel (LNG), has caught hearth within the Mediterranean Sea.
Supply: European Pravda, citing Reuters
Particulars: In keeping with Reuters' sources, the tanker final reported its place off the coast of Malta on 2 March.
One supply stated the vessel could have been attacked by a Ukrainian drone, however offered no proof to assist this declare.
The Armed Forces of Malta stated they’d obtained a misery name a couple of hearth and had dispatched models to the vessel.
The ship's crew have been present in a lifeboat inside Libya's search and rescue area and are protected.
Reuters has contacted the Safety Service of Ukraine for remark.
For reference: The Arctic Metagaz is below US and UK sanctions for transporting LNG from Russian Arctic terminals to China.
Background:
- Final week, Belgian forces, with assist from French army helicopters, detained the oil tanker Ethera within the North Sea, which is alleged to be a part of Russia's shadow fleet.
- The vessel, crusing below the flag of Guinea, was intercepted by Belgian Armed Forces within the North Sea on the night of 28 February, redirected to Belgian territorial waters and detained within the port of Zeebrugge.
- Belgium's federal prosecutor's workplace launched an investigation into the detained tanker linked to Russia's shadow fleet.
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