An explosion hit the engine room of the fuel oil tanker Koala in Ust-Luga, Russia, with no casualties but causing it to run aground.

On February 9, 2025, an explosion in the engine room of the Koala fuel oil tanker, carrying 130,000 tons of fuel oil, occurred in Ust-Luga port, Russia. The crew was evacuated without any casualties, and the ship ran aground but did not leak fuel. The cause of the explosion is under investigation. The tanker, flying the Antigua and Barbuda flag, arrived in the port on February 6.

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