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Uncrewed boats attack Liberian-flagged tanker in Black Sea

Russian Transport Minister Andrei Nikitin held a meeting of the headquarters to eliminate the consequences of the attack of unmanned boats on the Aframax Rio tanker under the Liberian flag off the Black Sea coast. In the water area continues open burning of oil, said the Agency.

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Russian Transport Minister Andrei Nikitin held a meeting of the headquarters to eliminate the consequences of the attack of unmanned boats on the Aframax Rio tanker under the Liberian flag off the Black Sea coast. In the water area continues open burning of oil, said the Agency.

“It will be possible to start extinguishing after reducing its intensity, when it will be possible to safely approach rescue ships with the tanker,” the Ministry of Transport said. The department stressed that the forces and means to eliminate the consequences are enough. The victims, according to preliminary data of the Ministry of transport, no. Crew saved. It included 23 Indian citizens.

Earlier, the head of the federal territory “Sirius” Dmitry Plishkin reported about the fire of the tanker in the Black Sea. According to him, the concentration of pollution in Sirius is below the maximum permissible norm. There is no threat to human health, he said.

Source: Коммерсантъ ↗

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