Explosion damages ‘shadow fleet’ oil tanker in Russian port
The tanker Koala, carrying 130,000 tons of fuel oil, was damaged by an explosion in port in Russia’s Leningrad region in the early hours of February 9, the Telegram channel Baza reported.
Oil tanker damaged near Russian port, Finland heightens oil spill readiness
Three explosions have reportedly occurred in the engine room onboard the oil tanker Koala in the Gulf of Finland.
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.
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,
Politico: Europe considers seizing tankers carrying Russian oil through the Baltic Sea
European countries are exploring a legal mechanism to tighten inspections and allow the confiscation of tankers transporting Russian oil through the Baltic Sea, citing their ongoing risk of environmental disaster and "accidental" damage to underwater infrastructure.
Russia Probes Explosion on Oil Tanker
An explosion Sunday on an oil tanker at a port in northwest Russia forced the crew to evacuate and was being investigated, the country's Federal Agency for Sea and Inland Water Transport (Rosmorrechflot) said.
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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