Turkey says tanker sailing from Russia reports attack

Turkey on Tuesday said a tanker reported coming under attack in the Black Sea on its way from Russia to Georgia, days after two other vessels were hit off the Turkish coast.

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Smoke rising from a cargo ship on fire in the Black Sea off the Turkish coast, amid the ongoing Russian-Ukrainian conflict. – AFP

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A Ukrainian security source told AFP their forces had carried out the earlier attacks, with drones targeting vessels that were "covertly transporting Russian oil".

Turkey’s maritime affairs directorate wrote on X that the latest incident was communicated on Tuesday morning by the Midvolga 2, which "reported that it was attacked 80 nautical miles off our coast".

It was "sailing from Russia to Georgia loaded with sunflower oil". "The ship, which currently has no adverse conditions among its 13 personnel, has no request for assistance," it said.