A gas tanker believed to form part of Russia’s shadow fleet exploded in the early hours of Tuesday morning in waters between Malta and Libya, with sources telling the Times of Malta the vessel was “likely” attacked by enemy fire. Sources said the LNG carrier Arctic Metagaz was destroyed at around 4am, with several explosions reported before the crew
An explosion occurred early Tuesday in the waters between Malta and Libya involving a vessel allegedly part of Russia’s “shadow fleet”, Times of Malta reported on Tuesday. The vessel involved was named as the LNG tanker Arctic Metagaz, and multiple explosions were reported before crew evacuation. The crew were rescued and transferred to another vessel,
A gas tanker believed to be part of Russia's shadow fleet exploded between Malta and Libya early on Tuesday morning, with sources saying it was "likely" attacked by enemy fire, Times of Malta is informed. Multiple sources said the LNG carrier Arctic Metagaz was destroyed around 4am between Malta and Libya. A series of explosions were reported, and
Belgium's special forces boarded and seized an oil tanker from the "shadow fleet" Russia uses to circumvent Western sanctions over the war in Ukraine, the government said on Sunday. Foreign Minister Maxime Prevot said the vessel was intercepted in the North Sea during an overnight operation. "Today, a vessel from Russia's shadow fleet was intercepted
