Russia blames Ukrainian naval drones as tanker sinks in Mediterranean
BBC • • general
Key Points:
- A Russian LNG tanker, Arctic Metagaz, sank in the Mediterranean between Libya and Malta after explosions and a fire, with 30 Russian crew members rescued safely by Maltese forces.
- The tanker was carrying about 62,000 tonnes of LNG and sank approximately 130 nautical miles north of the Libyan port of Sirte; the cause of the fire remains unclear.
- Russia accused Ukraine of a terrorist attack involving sea drones and blamed the European Union for complicity, while Ukraine’s security service has not commented on the allegations.
- The Arctic Metagaz was part of Russia’s shadow fleet, sailing from Murmansk to Port Said, Egypt, and had been subject to Western sanctions.
- The incident highlights Russia
