Drone attack hits two Greek tankers loading at CPC marine terminal

A tanker loading Kazakh origin crude at the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) terminal was hit by a drone on Thursday.

The Greek Alafouzos family-led company Okeanis Eco Tankers Corp. confirmed the attack in a statement issued on July 30.

The New York-listed company OET said that its 2020-built suezmax tanker Nissos Sifnos was hit by a drone in the early morning of July 30 while the vessel had called for loading Kazakh origin crude at the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) terminal.

The company said all crew members were safe and unharmed and that there had been no oil spill or other pollution from the incident.

The ship only sustained minor damages and is continuing its voyage operations.

Caspian Pipeline Consortium confirmed in a statement on Thursday that the tanker Nissos Sifnos while loading crude oil came under attack.

It said there were no casualties or injuries among CPC or contractor personnel,