Russia Says Tanker Crew Rescued in Black Sea After Attack Set Ship Ablaze
- Emergency crews rescued all 23 crew members from the Liberian-flagged tanker Aframax Rio after it caught fire off Russia’s Black Sea coast.
- Russia’s Transport Ministry said all 23 crew members were Indian nationals and that no one was injured.
- Authorities closed beaches in Sirius, a settlement in Russia’s southern Krasnodar region, while firefighters worked to control the blaze.
- The Transport Ministry said firefighters had sufficient resources to fight the fire after it became less intense.
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The vessel, flagged by Liberia, was headed for India.
A giant column of smoke is visible from the city on the Black Sea as the ship burns almost from one end to the other.
A Liberian-flagged oil vessel was attacked by Ukrainian drones off the coast of Sochi, Russia. Two other cargo ships were hit by drones in Bulgarian waters, one of which sank and its crew is listed as missing. Moscow’s mayor reported that Ukraine attacked with more than 600 drones in the morning.
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Russian authorities have reported a major fire resulting from an attack on an oil tanker approximately 30 kilometers southeast of the resort and port of Sochi, on the Black Sea. The Liberian-flagged ship Aframax Rio was attacked by "an unmanned vessel" and caught fire.
Russia says tanker crew rescued in Black Sea after attack set ship ablaze
MOSCOW, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Emergency crews on Tuesday rescued the 23-member crew of a Liberian-flagged tanker, the Aframax Rio, which was set ablaze off Russia's Black Sea coast after coming under attack from an unmanned vessel, the Russian Transp...
The “Aframax Rio” transported oil from Novorossisk to India. Russia confirmed the attack and the fire on board forced beaches in the region to close.
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