Turkish oil tanker carrying Russian oil attacked by drones in the Black Sea

MarsBitNews · 2026-03-26T06:21:00+00:00

A Turkish oil tanker "Artura" carrying 1 million barrels of Ural crude oil was attacked by a drone in the Black Sea, causing an explosion in the wheelhouse and flooding, but no casualties have been reported. The tanker has already been sanctioned by the UK and the EU.

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2026-03-26 06:21:00

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Mars Finance reports that on March 26, a Turkish oil tanker loaded with crude oil was attacked by a drone in the Black Sea near Istanbul. The attack occurred 15 miles off the Bosporus Strait and targeted the oil tanker “M/T Altura.” Ship tracking data shows the tanker was carrying about 1 million barrels of Ural crude oil from Novorossiysk. The “Altura” has been sanctioned by the UK and the EU but is not yet on the US sanctions list. Turkish maritime news website HaberDenizde reported that an explosion occurred on the tanker’s bridge, and the engine room was flooded. No casualties have been reported so far.

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