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Massive Smoke Plume As Tanker Erupts In Flames, Spills Oil Off Russia's Sochi Coast The Black Sea tanker wars have continued Tuesday. In the latest tit-for-tat episode, a large so-called 'shadow fleet' tanker is ablaze close to the Russian Black Sea port of Sochi. The vessel, identified in reports as likely being the Aframax Rio, which was previously sanctioned by Ukraine for alleged involvement in Russian oil exports, is producing a massive smoke plume and has been photographed and filmed by shocked onlookers at Sochi's shores. Images like the below are widely...

US Limits Its Air Defense Coverage For Tankers Sailing Through Hormuz: Report Via The Cradle The US military has reduced the daily window in which it offers air defense to commercial ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz, the Financial Times (FT) reports on Saturday. Since May, Washington has sought to break Iran's control of Hormuz by providing air defense for vessels sailing through the strategic strait along a southern route hugging the coast of Oman. Image source: US Air Force Iran imposed a blockade on the strait shortly after the US and Israel launched an...