Explosion hits engine room of dark fleet tanker in Russian port
A 22-year-old suezmax tanker suffered an engine room explosion in the Russian port of Ust Luga on Sunday, forcing its crew to leave the vessel and go ashore. The incident took place in the morning of 9 February, during engine start-up of the 164,500-dwt Koala (built 2003), according to the governor of Leningrad region Alexander Drozdenko.
Explosions Hit Russia Shadow Fleet Tanker Docked Near Putin's Home City
Explosions were reported on board an oil tanker believed to be used by Russia's "shadow fleet," docked in Ust-Luga in northwest Russia, near President Vladimir Putin 's home city of St. Petersburg. The country's federal shipping agency confirmed an incident on the Antigua and Barbuda flagged oil tanker Koala on Sunday morning.
Explosion on oil tanker at Russian port prompts investigation
The tanker, built in 2023 and sailing under the Antigua and Barbuda flag, had arrived at Ust-Luga on Feb. 6, according to ship-tracking data from Vesselfinder. Russia’s Baza Telegram channel reported that the vessel was carrying 130,
Russian tanker stuck in Polish port for eight years to be removed
Poland is finally set to move a Russian tanker stuck at the port of Gdynia for nearly eight years. The 22,700-dwt Khatanga (built 1987) arrived at the port for repairs in 2017, but was stranded by the bankruptcy of its Russian owner Murmansk Shipping Co three years later.
Finland Braces for Potential Oil Spill After Tanker Explosion in Northwestern Russia
Another loaded Russian oil tanker stricken at sea
A heavily-laden Russian oil tanker ran aground in the Baltic Sea in northern Russia on Sunday, according to media reports. In the latest incident involving a Russian vessel, the Koala was carrying 130,
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Emergency crews work around the clock to contain massive oil spill from damaged Russian tanker: 'One of the most serious ... challenges we have faced in recent years'
The Volgoneft-239 ran aground on Dec. 15 during severe storms in the Kerch Strait. Emergency crews work around the clock to ...
Pedestrian hit by tanker, dies
The deceased was around 60 years old and sustained severe injuries on his face, left hand and right leg in the accident, said police ...
Russia Faces an Impending Oil Tanker Crisis as Sanctions Pile Up: Oil Strategy
Russia appears to be on the cusp of a debilitating oil-freight transportation problem because of US sanctions, writes ...
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 ...
Over $1.4 million in cocaine found stashed in fuel tanker crossing southern U.S. border
EAGLE PASS, Texas - Over $1.4 million in cocaine was seized by border officers when a fuel tanker attempted to cross from ...
Tanker Stocks Surge on Trump’s Pledge to Tighten Curbs on Iran
Shipping stocks received a lift as US President Donald Trump’s plans to squeeze Iran raised the specter of tighter tanker ...
Oil tanker attacked last year crosses Red Sea as Houthi ceasefire holds
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in an interview broadcast on Tuesday that Ukraine was prepared to proceed along a ...
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Replacing Sarnia Fire tanker truck more expensive than expected: city staff
The contract to Ontario-based 1200 Degrees and Florida-based E-One is about $70,000 more expensive than the $950,000 Sarnia had set aside for the purchase this year. Council approved an extra $120,000 ...
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Finland deploys patrol planes over Gulf of Finland after Russian tanker incident
Finnish Border Guard aircraft have been deployed to the area, officials said. The Border Guard stated that Finland has ...