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A large tanker has caught fire off the coast of the resort city of Sochi, Russia, according to local media accounts and satellite sensing data. October 6, 2026Kl 18 på tisdagskvällen började plötsligt liberianskflaggade oljetankern Aframax rio att brinna på redden utanför ryska hamnstaden Sotji. Sånt som händer om man tillhör den ryska skuggflottan och skulle frakta olja från Novorossijsk till Indien. Branden bara tilltar. https://t.co/S25aR23wmE
The vessel is readily visible from shore, and multiple videos depicting the fire have appeard on Russian social media channels. The bystander-image sequence begins with a substantial fire centered on cargo tanks amidships, followed by obvious signs of burning oil spreading aft down the starboard side. Later videos and photos show a large pool of burning oil on the water aft of the vessel and a towering column of smoke.
Initial reports indicate that the vessel is likely the Aframax Rio, previously sanctioned by Ukraine for alleged involvement in Russian oil exports. Marine traffic tracking sites last spotted Aframax Rio on Monday at a position just off the coast of Sirius, a small coastal town to the southeast of Sochi.
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