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| Russia-bound oil tanker is 'hit by a drone in the Black Sea' |
| 2026-01-08 |
| [Daily Mail, where America gets its news] Another Russia-bound oil tanker has been hit by a suspected drone in the Black Sea. The Palau-flagged oil tanker Elbus was reportedly seen with smoke pouring its deck some 30 miles off the coast of Turkey on Thursday. Reports say the tanker issued a distress call and then 'abruptly changed direction' to head for Turkish waters. The tanker was towed by Turkish coastguard teams to and taken to Inebolu port for damage inspection. The 899ft vessel is initially believed to have been hit by a Ukrainian aerial drone. The vessel was headed to the Russian port of Novorossiysk, presumably to load crude oil. No crew injuries were reported. The incident comes just a day after the US seized the Russian-linked Marinera tanker in the North Atlantic over sanctions on Venezuela. |
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