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Reuters news media reported that the Marshall-Island-flagged crude oil tanker Yasa Polaris was struck by a drone off Russia's Black Sea coast on 7 July. All the crew were safe, and the vessel sustained no visible hull damage.
Crude oil tanker YASA POLARIS, image credit: Steve J Henderson
The tanker was drifting with no cargo onboard when struck near the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) loading facilities close to Novorossiysk. The tanker's manager Yasa Tanker stated that the vessel departed from the area after the attack.
On the same day, Ukraine claimed to target around a dozen tankers linked to Russia's so-called shadow fleet supplying fuel to Russian-annexed Crimea. However, Ukrainian authorities did not officially comment on the incident involving Yasa Polaris.
Yasa Polaris is a 2022-built tanker that measures 274 meters in length, 48 meters in width and has approximately 160,000 metric tonnes of crude oil.
The vessel is owned by Yasa Holding in Turkey and is chartered by Chevron for CPC Blend crude oil exported through the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) terminal near Novorossiysk.
Tengizchevroil (TCO), a joint venture led by Chevron, is the company that exports CPC Blend crude oil produced primarily from the Tengiz oilfield in Kazakhstan.
Fuente: marinetraffic_maritimenews
