The vessel did not request assistance and its 13 crew members were unharmed, according to Turkey’s Maritime Affairs Directorate. A tanker said to be carrying sunflower oil from Russia to Georgia has been attacked in the Black Sea, Turkish authorities said on Tuesday, days after two sanctioned oil tankers linked to Moscow’s “shadow fleet” were hit by Ukrainian naval drones. The Russian-flagged vessel, MIDVOLGA-2, came under attack about 130 kilometres off the Turkish coast, according to the Maritime Affairs Directorate. It did not make a request for assistance and was heading toward the Turkish port of Sinop, the authority said in a statement on X. The tanker’s 13 crew members were not harmed. According to Turkish broadcaster NTV, the attack was carried out with a kamikaze drone.

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