Greek Ship Fires After Drone Attack in Black Sea
Reuters: A Greek tanker caught fire in the Black Sea after a drone attack. A fire broke out on the Greek tanker, flying the Liberian flag, on Tuesday, August 18, after a drone attack, Reuters reported citing a source close to the vessel's owner.
Consensus
- A Greek cargo ship was attacked by drones in the Black Sea on August 18.
- The ship was flying under the flag of Liberia.
- A fire broke out on board after the drone attack.
- The entire crew was evacuated safely.
- This was the second attack on a Greek vessel in less than a week.
- The previous attack occurred on August 16 against the tanker Skiros.
- The Skiros had loaded oil at the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) terminal near Novorossiysk.
Points of divergence
- The CPC shipment was reported to be Russian oil, despite the CPC exporting Kazakh oil. — vedomosti
- The Skiros is classified as a 'Suezmax' vessel. — vm
- Turkey's Foreign Ministry called on Russia and Ukraine to take urgent measures to ensure maritime safety in the Black Sea. — vedomosti
- Russia's Foreign Ministry stated that attacks on the CPC infrastructure could be considered attacks on Russia, Kazakhstan, and the United States. — vm
- The attack occurred approximately 30 km from the port of Novorossiysk. — tg_bbcrussian
Coverage (5 sources)
- Another Greek vessel was attacked by drones in the Black Sea — Фонтанка
- In the Black Sea, drones attacked a second Greek vessel in a day — Ведомости
- Reuters: Greek tanker caught fire in Black Sea after drone attack — BBC News Русская служба
- Fire broke out on Greek tanker in Black Sea after drone fall — Вечерняя Москва
- Drones in the Black Sea attacked a second Greek tanker in a week — Вести