The President of Romania announced that a tanker had been struck off the country's coast
Romanian President Nicușor Dan reported that on the night of July 21, the Liberian-flagged tanker Gas Lisbon was damaged off the country’s coast. The vessel was carrying propane and was located approximately 20 nautical miles off the Romanian coast.
The Romanian president noted that the vessel had departed from the port of Alexandria (Egypt) and was heading to the Ukrainian port of Reni.
According to him, shortly after the incident, two vessels from the Romanian Agency for the Safety of Human Life at Sea arrived at the scene and evacuated the entire crew, including three injured crew members. Everyone was safely brought ashore.
In addition, a tugboat dispatched to the area is ensuring that the vessel does not drift and does not pose an additional danger to navigation, the president added.
“Government agencies are on high alert and will investigate the circumstances, causes, and responsibility for this serious incident, which is most likely part of the Russian Federation’s illegal war of aggression against Ukraine,” Dan emphasized.
He wrote about this on his X account.
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