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<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nAll 23 crew members aboard a Liberian-flagged oil tanker were rescued after the vessel caught fire off Russia\u2019s Black Sea coast following an attack by Ukrainian drones, with the entire crew reported to be Indian nationals.Russia\u2019s transport ministry said the tanker, Aframax Rio, was attacked by \u201cnaval drones\u201d on Tuesday, triggering a fire in the Black Sea near the Russian resort city of Sochi.The ministry said there were no injuries among the crew, according to Reuters.The ministry said emergency crews rescued all 23 people aboard the tanker.The attack caused crude oil to burn openly in the Black Sea, according to the Russian transport ministry.<\/p>\n \ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udea2A massive fire is burning near the Russian Black Sea port of Sochi in Krasnodar Krai after an oil tanker was hit. https:\/\/t.co\/52jRzvYAvg\u2014 Special Kherson Cat \ud83d\udc08\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 (@bayraktar_1love) October 6, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n Firefighters were initially unable to tackle the blaze because of its intensity, but the ministry said they had sufficient means to fight the fire once it became less intense.<\/p>\n The vessel was carrying a crew made up entirely of Indian nationals.The tanker was reported to be on fire off Russia\u2019s southern Krasnodar region, with a large cloud of black smoke visible from Sochi. Authorities in the Sirius federal territory closed beaches following the incident, while water and air quality were being monitored.\u201cAccording to atmospheric air quality monitoring data, pollutant concentrations in the Sirius Federal Territory remain many times lower than the maximum permissible concentrations and pose no threat to health,\u201d Dmitry Plishkin, head of the Sirius federal territory administration, said.The Russian transport ministry said the tanker was attacked by an unmanned vessel.<\/p>\n The incident took place amid a series of attacks involving commercial shipping in the Black Sea since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.Both Russia and Ukraine have heavily targeted commercial shipping around the Black Sea during the conflict. Russia has in recent days attacked grain vessels carrying Ukrainian goods near the coast of Romania.Earlier on Tuesday, a Russian strike on a merchant vessel flying the Marshall Islands flag in the Black Sea killed at least one crew member and injured several others.The vessel was carrying rapeseed oil and caught fire after its superstructure was damaged.Two other merchant ships, the Togo-flagged Alfa Watan and Palau-flagged Able, were also hit by drones of unknown origin about 112 kilometres off Bulgaria\u2019s coast.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy denied that Ukrainian forces were behind those strikes near Bulgaria.<\/p>\n Videos and photographs circulated on social media showed large flames burning offshore and a thick column of black smoke over Sochi.Sochi Mayor said access to the coast and beaches was being restricted. Beaches in Sirius were also closed following the tanker fire.The Aframax Rio was reportedly near the Russian coast when the attack took place. Russian independent media had reported the incident, while MarineTraffic had last located the tanker in the Black Sea near the Russia-Georgia border.The vessel was included on Ukraine\u2019s sanctions list as part of Russia\u2019s so-called \u201cshadow fleet\u201d, according to The Kyiv Independent.<\/p>\n The tanker incident comes amid attacks on commercial vessels in other key maritime routes involving Indian crew members.The ministry of external affairs had earlier condemned an attack on MV Royad Mammadov in the Black Sea, in which two foreign seafarers were killed and some crew members, including three Indian nationals, were injured. The three Indians were reported safe after receiving medical treatment in Romania.The MEA also condemned an attack on the Panama-flagged MT On Peace off Oman while it was transiting the Strait of Hormuz. The vessel had 19 crew members, including 17 Indians, and 12 crew members were injured, including 11 Indians, according to the ministry.The MEA said India viewed attacks on commercial shipping and seafarers with \u201cgrave concern\u201d and called for dialogue and diplomacy to end ongoing conflicts.In September, India and Liberia also launched a 25-nation \u201cGroup of Friends on Safety and Security of Shipping and Seafarers\u201d at the UN General Assembly to work towards the safety and security of merchant crews and commercial shipping against targeted attacks, according to the MEA.<\/div>\n Ukrainian drones attack oil tanker off Russia All 23 crew members aboard a Liberian-flagged oil tanker were rescued after the vessel caught fire off Russia\u2019s Black Sea coast following an attack by Ukrainian drones, with the entire crew reported to be Indian nationals.Russia\u2019s transport ministry said the tanker, Aframax Rio, was attacked by \u201cnaval drones\u201d 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Indian crew rescued as tanker catches fire<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
Attack comes amid wider
Sochi coast placed under restrictions<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
India raises concern over attacks on shipping<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
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