New tanker war saga: The Rosatom cargo ship 'Yanina' was damaged and…
New tanker war saga: The Rosatom cargo ship 'Yanina' was damaged and subsequently sunk in the Black Sea on Saturday night after being attacked by Ukrainian BEKs 130 miles from Novorossiysk. The vessel belongs to FESCO, a transport company under Rosatom.
Consensus
- The FESCO container ship 'Yanina' was attacked in the Black Sea.
- The attack occurred on the night of August 1, 2013, at approximately 22:00 Moscow time.
- The incident took place 130 nautical miles from Novorosssiyk.
- The ship was in international waters.
- The ship was transporting civilian cargo.
- The ship sank as a result of the attack.
- All 17 crew members were rescued.
- The crew members are in satisfactory condition.
Points of divergence
- The attack was carried out by Ukrainian BEKs (unmanned surface vehicles), and the author suggests that using more powerful weapons like missiles or unmanned boats could lead to more effective sinking of ships. — tg_rybar
- On July 30, Ukrainian drones attacked two tankers in the Black Sea, including the NIFFOS SIFNOS, which caught fire but was extinguished by the crew and auxiliary vessels. — vm
Coverage (4 sources)
- 📝New tanker war saga📝 — Рыбарь
- Likachev: all members of the crew of the sunken Armed Forces of Ukraine cargo ship have been saved — Вести
- Likhachev: All 17 crew members of the sunken Ukrainian vessel Fesco 'Yanina' have been rescued — Вечерняя Москва
- The Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked the Fesco 'Yanina' cargo ship 130 miles from Novorossiysk at night, it sank. — РИА Новости (Telegram)
Key entities
- FESCO
- Rosatom
- Novorossiysk
- Yanina
- Ukrainian Armed Forces
- Alexei Likhachov
- Black Sea
- Moscow
- Ukraine (VSU)
- Armed Forces
- Bek