Sochi authorities are taking measures to eliminate the tanker fire

Off the Black Sea coast, the Aframax Rio tanker was attacked by unmanned boats, resulting in an oil fire.

The tanker's crew of 23 people was rescued and there were no casualties.

The Sochi authorities are coordinating the actions of services and taking measures to eliminate the fire.

SOCHI, October 6 – RIA Novosti. The authorities of Sochi are taking the necessary measures to eliminate the fire that arose after an attack by unmanned boats on a tanker off the Black Sea coast, said the head of the resort city Andrei Proshunin.

The tanker Aframax Rio, flying the flag of Liberia, was attacked by unmanned boats off the Black Sea coast, which resulted in an open burning of oil in the sea area. The Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation noted that the tanker’s crew of 23 people was rescued. According to preliminary information, there are no casualties on board. All seafarers are Indian citizens.

“We are coordinating the actions of all services, assessing the situation and taking the necessary measures to eliminate the fire,” Proshunin wrote in his channel on the Max platform.