Drone attack on Russian port of Tuapse: at least four tankers damaged

At least four tankers were damaged after a drone attack on the Russian port of Tuapse. Two of the vessels belong to the “shadow fleet.”

This was reported by The Insider, citing satellite data.

In addition to the Transneft oil terminal, at least four oil tankers were damaged as a result of the attack.

The day before, local authorities said that “two foreign civilian vessels” were damaged, but their names were not specified. The Krasnodar operational headquarters also specified that debris from a drone fell on one of the oil tankers, which damaged the deck superstructure. No casualties were reported.

According to OSINT-ers, the damaged vessels are POLLUX (Panama, IMO: 9243320), CHAI (Liberia, IMO: 9275402), COAST BUSTER (Bahamas, IMO: 9312913) and SATURN I (Russia, IMO: 9655470).

At least two of the listed vessels are considered to be part of the Russian “shadow fleet”. Thus, the tanker SATURN I was included in the sanctions lists of the UK in May of this year as a vessel involved in the transportation of Russian oil. The POLLUX vessel is also included in the unofficial list of vessels of the Russian “shadow fleet”, compiled by Greenpeace.

Also, according to the Starboard Maritime Intelligence service, three vessels are at risk, since their age exceeds 15-20 years. Old oil tankers are often used by Moscow as part of its shadow fleet.

Recall that on the night of November 2, as a result of an attack by unknown drones in the Russian port of Tuapse, vessels and terminal facilities caught fire.