ATHENS: Unidentified drones hit two Greek-owned oil tankers in the Black Sea on Tuesday, one of which was scheduled to load Kazakh oil on Russia´s coast, officials said.
The two tankers, the Maltese-flagged “Matilda” and Liberian-flagged “Delta Harmony”, did not sustain major damage, an official from Greece´s maritime ministry told AFP.
Neither Greek or Kazakh officials said who was behind the attack.
Ukraine, which has waged a years-long campaign of strikes against Russia´s energy sector in retaliation for its neighbour´s invasion, did not immediately comment.
The Matilda was headed to load Kazakh oil at the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) terminal near Russia´s Black Sea port of Novorossiysk when it was attacked, Kazakh state energy firm Kazmunaygas said.
“There were no injuries among the crew. According to preliminary assessments, the vessel remains seaworthy, and there are no signs of serious structural damage,” it added.
The Delta Harmony´s oil tanks were empty at the time of the attack, the Kazakh energy ministry said, and “no damage was inflicted on the export resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan.”
