Two sanctioned tankers hit by ‘explosions’ – Türkiye
Two tankers sanctioned by the West caught fire near the Turkish coast on Friday Read Full Article at RT.com
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Preliminary reports indicated the vessels caught fire due to “external impact,” officials said
Two tankers sanctioned by the West were damaged by explosions in the Black Sea on Friday, Turkish officials said.
Kairos, a Gambian-flagged vessel bound for Russia’s port of Novorossiysk, caught fire 28 nautical miles (51 km) off Türkiye’s coast due to unspecified “external factors,” the Turkish Directorate General for Maritime Affairs said. All 25 crew members, most of them Chinese nationals, were rescued by the Coast Guard.
Footage published by officials shows the ship engulfed in flames.
Turkish Transport Minister Abdulkadir Uraloglu said the information received from the ship “indicated a possible mine strike.” He confirmed that the initial assessment suggested “external impact.”
