Chevron-chartered oil tanker Yasa Polaris, used for Caspian Pipeline Consortium shipments, was hit by a drone off Russia's Black Sea coast, the vessel's managing company said on Wednesday, as Kyiv steps up
Chevron-chartered oil tanker Yasa Polaris, used for Caspian Pipeline Consortium shipments, was hit by a drone off Russia's Black Sea coast, the vessel's managing company said on Wednesday, as Kyiv steps up attacks on Russian energy targets.
Ukrainian drones have attacked a dozen tankers from Russia's "shadow fleet" that were delivering fuel to Russian-annexed Crimea in recent days, according to the Ukrainian military.
There was no official comment from Ukrainian authorities about the incident involving the Chevron-chartered tanker.
Yasa Tanker, the managing company, said in emailed comments that the vessel, without a cargo, was hit by a drone near the CPC marine terminal on July 7 while it was drifting offshore.
"All crew members are safe and accounted for. No visible damage to the hull has been reported. No pollution or environmental impacts are reported currently. Our vessel has left the area," it said.
Chevron said it was aware of an incident with a vessel heading to the CPC's loading facilities near Russia's Black Sea port of Novorossiysk and the crew was safe, while exports from Kazakhstan were not affected.
The Chevron-led Tengizchevroil oil company is the major exporter of CPC Blend oil sourced mainly from a giant Tengiz oil
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