{"id":9508,"date":"2025-11-28T21:50:49","date_gmt":"2025-11-28T22:50:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globaltalenthq.com\/?p=9508"},"modified":"2025-12-01T18:43:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T18:43:07","slug":"two-sanctioned-tankers-hit-by-explosions-turkiye","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globaltalenthq.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/28\/two-sanctioned-tankers-hit-by-explosions-turkiye\/","title":{"rendered":"Two sanctioned tankers hit by \u2018explosions\u2019 \u2013 T\u00fcrkiye"},"content":{"rendered":"

Preliminary reports indicated the vessels caught fire due to \u201cexternal impact,\u201d officials have said<\/strong><\/p>\n

Two tankers sanctioned by the West were damaged by explosions in the Black Sea on Friday, Turkish officials have said.<\/p>\n

The Kairos, a Gambian-flagged vessel bound for the Russian port of Novorossiysk, caught fire 28 nautical miles (51 km) off Türkiye’s coast due to unspecified “external factors,”<\/em> the Turkish Directorate General for Maritime Affairs said later Friday evening.<\/p>\n

All 25 crew members, most of them Chinese nationals, have been rescued by the Turkish Coast Guard.<\/p>\n

Footage published by officials shows the ship engulfed in flames.<\/p>\n

Turkish Transport Minister Abdulkadir Uraloglu said the information received from the ship “indicated a possible mine strike.”<\/em> He confirmed that the initial assessment suggested “external impact.”<\/em><\/p>\n

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\ud83d\udea8KAIROS isimli gemide bulunan personelin tahliyesi, KEGM unsurlar\u0131nca tamamlanm\u0131\u015ft\u0131r. Gemideki yang\u0131n devam etmekte olup geli\u015fmeler yak\u0131ndan takip edilmektedir. https:\/\/t.co\/l4aWIRtjVe<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/CwQcKGF9Zh<\/a><\/p>\n

— DEN\u0130ZC\u0130L\u0130K GENEL M\u00dcD\u00dcRL\u00dc\u011e\u00dc (@denizcilikgm) November 28, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The second vessel, the Gambian-flagged tanker Virat, reported a “strike”<\/em> 35 nautical miles (65 km) off the Turkish coast. The ship had communicated that it was attacked by drones, according to local media. Uraloglu said rescue vessels were deployed to evacuate the Virat’s crew of 20. <\/p>\n

Photos released by officials show a hole in the ship’s hull.<\/p>\n

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\ud83d\udea8Karadeniz a\u00e7\u0131klar\u0131nda hasar alan VIRAT gemisinde yang\u0131n veya acil bir durum bulunmamaktad\u0131r. Personelin gemi terk talebi yoktur. Olas\u0131 bir duruma kar\u015f\u0131 Zonguldak B\u00f6lge Liman Ba\u015fkanl\u0131\u011f\u0131m\u0131z koordinasyonunda yang\u0131n s\u00f6nd\u00fcrme ve \u00e7eki kabiliyetli r\u00f6mork\u00f6r b\u00f6lgeye sevk edilmi\u015ftir. https:\/\/t.co\/XaWvv7FjKj<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/xNdpNUs0v1<\/a><\/p>\n

— DEN\u0130ZC\u0130L\u0130K GENEL M\u00dcD\u00dcRL\u00dc\u011e\u00dc (@denizcilikgm) November 28, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Both tankers had been sanctioned by Western states for transporting oil in violation of restrictions imposed on Russia over the Ukraine conflict. Moscow has denied operating a “shadow fleet.”<\/em><\/p>\n

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The Black Sea has remained the scene of tensions since February, as Russia and Ukraine have attacked each other’s naval assets. Floating mines have drifted far from the Ukrainian coast throughout the conflict, even reaching the Bosphorus.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Preliminary reports indicated the vessels caught fire due to \u201cexternal impact,\u201d officials have said Two tankers sanctioned by the West were damaged by explosions in the Black Sea on Friday, Turkish officials have said. The Kairos, a Gambian-flagged vessel bound for the Russian port of Novorossiysk, caught fire 28 nautical…<\/p>\n

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