A Turkish-owned oil tanker that was damaged near Senegal's coast last week was hit by four external explosions but there were no injuries or pollution, its manager said on Monday.The vessel, Mersin,
A Turkish-owned oil tanker that was damaged near Senegal's coast last week was hit by four external explosions but there were no injuries or pollution, its manager said on Monday.
The vessel, Mersin, was at anchor near Dakar when the four explosions occurred at 2345 GMT on November 27, resulting in seawater entering the engine room, Istanbul-based Besiktas Shipping said in a written statement.
The cause of the explosions was not clear.
"The situation was immediately brought under control, and we confirm that all crew members are safe; there are no injuries, no loss of life, and no pollution," the Besiktas Shipping statement said of the Mersin's situation.
"The vessel remains safe and stable, and it poses no navigational or safety risks to its surroundings," it added.
On November 28, the day after the blasts aboard the Mersin in the Atlantic, Ukrainian naval drones hit two sanctioned tankers in the Black Sea, near Turkey's coast, as they headed to a Russian port to load oil, an official said on Saturday.
Kyiv is trying to pile pressure on Russia's vast oil industry.
Though the Panamanian-flagged Mersin has also been involved in shipping Russian oil, according to shipping data firm Kpler, there
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