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A fire on a Russian-linked tanker in the Black Sea triggered two attacks, but all crew were rescued.
A Gambian-flagged tanker, Kairos, caught fire in the Black Sea off Turkey’s coast on November 28, 2025, after an external impact, according to Turkish maritime authorities.
The vessel, sailing empty toward Russia’s Novorossiysk port, was about 45 kilometers from shore when the incident occurred.
All 25 crew members were safely evacuated.
A second sanctioned tanker, Virat, was struck about an hour later, also with no injuries reported.
Both ships are part of a shadow fleet linked to Russia’s oil trade and have been sanctioned by the U.S., EU, UK, and others for evading sanctions.
The cause remains under investigation, with no official confirmation on whether a mine, drone, or sabotage was involved.
Shipping traffic through the Bosphorus Strait continued unaffected.
Un incendio en un petrolero vinculado a Rusia en el Mar Negro desencadenó dos ataques, pero toda la tripulación fue rescatada.