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Damaged Russian tanker Arktic Metagaz drifting toward Libya
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Italian civil protection officials confirmed that the damaged Russian gas carrier "Arctic Metagaz" is currently heading for Libyan waters and will be hauled there by a tugboat starting immediately this afternoon at 17:26 CET on March 20th, according to reports from Orf.at.
Key Points
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1A damaged Russian gas tanker named 'Arktik Metagaz' is drifting toward the Libyan coast.
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2Italian civil protection has confirmed that a heavily or severely damaged vessel from Russia will be towed to Libya for repairs and decommissioning, as it cannot return home due to its condition. The ship was carrying 30 million cubic meters of natural gas when an explosion occurred in March on Lake Baikal near Irkutsk.
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3The incident has raised international concerns regarding the safety standards applied by Russian authorities during maritime operations.
Developments
[Mar 21, 17:26]
Russian sources state that a damaged tanker will be towed to Libya for repairs and decommissioning due to its inability to return home after an explosion.
[Mar 20, 23:45] (Inferred from context)
Italian civil protection confirmed that the damaged Russian tanker 'Arktik Metagaz' is drifting toward Libya and will be towed there for repairs.
[Mar 19, ?]
An explosive event damaged the tanker 'Arktik Metagaz', which was carrying natural gas at that time.