A crew member rescued from one of two ships, which caught fire in the Kerch Strait, disembarks on arrival at a port in Kerch, Crimea. — Reuters photo
MOSCOW: Two ships ablaze in the Black Sea region, leaving at least 10 crew dead, caught fire while transferring fuel mid-sea after one vessel was barred from using its usual port in southern Russia due to US sanctions risk, two sources told Reuters.
The vessels, which caught fire on Monday, have the same names as two gas-transporting tankers, the Maestro and Venice, which were included on a US sanctions advisory note last year for …read more
Source: The Borneo Post
