Incidents

Blow on Russian Tanker SIG: The first footage of a damaged vessel appeared (photo)

Two tugboats arrived in the Marine Rescue and Coordination Center of the Russian Federation. The issue of transportation of the vessel is resolved. On the night of August 5 in the Black Sea, near the Kerch Strait, a tanker of the Russian Federation was damaged. The staff of the lined vessel shared the Russian Telegram-channel Baza. The authors of the channel claim that the tanker allegedly attack the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

"Photos inside the SIG tanker damaged by the Armed Forces attack," the publication reads. Russian Telegram channels reported explosions near the Crimean Bridge on the night of August 5. It was an attack of marine and air drones in the Kerch Strait. The Russian Telegram channel "Ostnorozhno Novosti" stated that the Russian tanker SIG was damaged by a sea drone. It was reported that the machine compartment was flooded, namely the ship could not move on its own.

Later, the Russian Telegram-channel Mahs reported with reference to the maritime rescue and coordination center, which came to the damaged tanker two tugboats, the issue of transportation of the vessel was resolved. We will remind that on August 4 the sea drone damaged the large landing Russian ship "Olengorsky Horniak" in the Bay of Novorossiysk. As a result of the attack, the ship was seriously damaged and temporarily incapable of combat tasks.