Explosion on a cargo vessel, Black Sea
Issued: 7 months ago
Date | Reference | Region | Category | Aggressors | Source |
5 Oct 2023 - 09:20 | CWD Notification 001- (Oct 23) | Europe | OSINT | TBC | Open source |
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Open-source reports state that an explosion occurred on a Turkish-flagged cargo vessel approximately 2nm East of Kubanskyi Island, Ukraine. Reports state that the vessel struck a sea mine but only sustained minor damage to a ballast tank. A Ukrainian Government source confirmed the incident stating "it was probably a World War II mine, or a landing mine that had been left last year". The vessel's AIS data listed the destination as Galati, Romania, however one source was quoted that the vessel was bound for Izmail, Ukraine. The incident occurred after the UK Government had received intelligence suggesting that Russia may use sea mines to target civilian vessels and blame Ukraine for any incidents. |