Iran is conducting “indiscriminate” targeting of vessels across the Gulf of Oman and the wider Persian Gulf following the launch of U.S.-Israeli strikes under Operation Epic Fury, according to a maritime intelligence firm. Windward AI noted the sanctioned Palau-flagged tanker Skylight was hit as the conflict across the Middle East entered its second day, with […]
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Russian tanker reportedly hit by sea drones in Black Sea near Turkish coast
A Russian oil tanker reportedly came under a drone attack in the Black Sea while en route to a port in northern Turkey on Dec. 2, according to Turkish authorities. – https://kyivindependent.com/tag/ukraine/rss/ This article appeared on the websitekyivindependent.com This article is taken based on Law no. 8/1996 of Romania. News does not enjoy copyright, so […]
Detained captain of cargo ship that collided with US oil tanker is Russian national, ship owner says
A Russian national was revealed to be the captain of the cargo ship that collided with a U.S. tanker off the coast of England in an incident that sparked a massive fire, spilled jet fuel into the sea and left one person feared dead. The 59-year-old man remained in United Kingdom police custody Wednesday after […]
Russia’s oil tanker crash causes ‘worst ecological catastrophe,’ with Black Sea in need of a decade to recover
On the night of Dec. 15, 2024, two Russian oil tankers, Volgoneft-212 and Volgoneft-239, sank in the Kerch Strait, a narrow maritime connection between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov, off the coast of occupied Crimea. Both vessels were constructed for service on rivers, not on the open sea, and did not have […]