US EditionMediterranean states say adrift Russian tanker poses 'imminent and serious' threat
The Arctic Metagaz carries over 60,000 tons of LNG and 700 tons of diesel, drifting near Malta after a March drone strike with high environmental risks, EU warns.
- Salvage specialists are already in Malta as the unmanned Arctic Metagaz drifts toward Maltese waters carrying 61,000 tonnes of LNG and 700 tonnes of diesel, prompting tracking and salvage mobilisation.
- Russia says the attack occurred on March 4 from the Libyan coast, and the Arctic Metagaz had been sanctioned by the European Union and United States as part of Moscow's 'shadow fleet'.
- Seven EU nations warned in a letter that the vessel's condition and cargo pose a serious ecological risk, with sources placing it about 50 nautical miles southwest of Malta and 130 north of Sirte.
- Momentum has called for government transparency on maritime security and ecological preparedness, warning pollution could imperil Maltese desalination plants and local fishermen's livelihoods.
- Russia warned further involvement would depend on 'concrete circumstances' and cautioned about undermining sanctions, while Kyiv has not claimed responsibility and EU member states urge the European Commission to balance safety with sanctions.
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The president of the government, Pedro Sánchez, and the leaders of four other EU countries bathed by the Mediterranean warned this Wednesday of the "serious and imminent risk" of a major ecological disaster in this sea by a Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) transport vessel that would have suffered an unidentified incident with explosions and a fire."The precarious condition of the ship, combined with the nature of its specialised cargo, gener…
The Russian liquefied natural gas tanker Arctic Metagaz has been drifting for two weeks in the Mediterranean after a drone attack from which Russia blames Ukraine. The ship, which is part of the Kremlin’s ‘phantom float’ with which Moscow tries to circumvent the sanctions imposed on its hydrocarbons due to the war against Kiev, has entered Libyan search and rescue waters on Wednesday. The most important risk at present is the possible gas leak, …
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A sanctioned Russian tanker with a cargo of liquefied natural gas, abandoned and with a large hole in its hull, is floating uncontrollably in the Mediterranean, causing fears of a "major ecological disaster".
Italy, France and seven other countries have informed the European Commission that a Russian vessel of liquefied natural gas drifting in the Mediterranean represents an ecological threat and have urged urgent action, according to a letter published on Monday. The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs acknowledged that the ship was drifting in the Mediterranean and stated that Russia's participation in the resolution of the situation depended on sp…
A Russian tanker carrying liquefied natural gas is drifting into the Mediterranean and with a huge hole in one of its bands, after an attack with sea drones for which Russia is responsible to Ukraine. The Arctic Metagaz, a ship of 277 meters in length, is part of the Kremlin’s ghost fleet, with which Moscow tries to circumvent the sanctions imposed on its hydrocarbons by the large-scale war, a tangle of ships with a flag of third countries with …
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