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To spread: an explosion in the motor compartment occurred to the tanker, which i...

One million barrels of crude oil: a shadow fleet of Russia exploded in the Mediterranean Sea - GUR

To spread: an explosion in the motor compartment occurred to the tanker, which is part of the shadow fleet of the Russian Federation. The event happened on June 27 during the transition of the vessel from the Libyan port. During the transition of the Vilamoura tanker from the Libyan port of Ez-Zuvaytin 150 kilometers northeast of Libya's territorial waters, an explosion occurred on the ship, the MOU General Directorate. The tanker was under the flag of Marshal Islands.

It had at least 1 million barrels of crude oil. As of July 1, the damaged tanker pulls a fire tug under the flag of Malta "Boka Summit". The ship is moved to the Gulf in Greece to evaluate its position. The Vilamoura tanker has been used repeatedly for transportation of petroleum products from the ports of the Russian Federation. For example, in April 2025, the ship was located in the Ust-Luga port terminal, and in May it was seen in the Novorossiysk area.

The owner of the Vilamoora tanker is the TMS Tanker Ltd transport company, which is registered in Marusi, Greece. We will remind, the Russian warship for the first time openly accompanied the tankers of the shadow fleet through the Strait of the La Mansh. The La-Channel came to the Boyky Corvette, the Selva tanker, which is under the sanctions of the United Kingdom, and the Sierra tanker, against which the sanctions of the United Kingdom and the EU were imposed.