2 months ago
1
A Russian-flagged tanker carrying liquefied earthy state exploded and erupted successful flames earlier sinking successful the Mediterranean Sea disconnected the seashore of Libya, authorities successful the North African state said connected Wednesday (March 4, 2026), and Russia blamed the sinking connected an onslaught by Ukrainian oversea drones.
According to the Libyan Maritime Authority, determination were “sudden explosions, followed by a monolithic fire” connected the Arctic Metagaz connected Tuesday (March 3, 2026), portion the LNG bearer was astir 240 km disconnected the seashore of the Libyan metropolis of Sirte.
The tanker, carrying 61,000 tons of LNG, “completely sank” betwixt Libya and Malta, a connection said. All 30 unit members were rescued and enactment connected different vas heading to the Libyan metropolis of Benghazi, it said.
Russia's Transport Ministry said that the vas was deed by Ukrainian oversea drones launched from the Libyan coast. Ukrainian officials made nary contiguous remark connected the accusation.
Previous Ukrainian attacks connected Russian ships person reportedly travel from the Libyan coast, though Kyiv officials haven't publically confirmed those reports.
In the past, Ukraine's subject has said that it utilized oversea drones to descend Russian vessels successful the Black Sea arsenic portion of its efforts to combat backmost against Russia's full-scale invasion, which began conscionable implicit 4 years ago.
