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Russia asked to remove sanctions so that wreck can be salvaged
Russia has asked the International Maritime Organisation to persuade its member states to remove sanctions on the 'Arctic Metagaz' and get a flag state exempt from liability, so that it can be salvaged. In a letter dated June 3, the Russian Federation said it was “unilateral illegitimate Western sanctions” that were preventing the shipowner and Libya from organising measures to recover the heavily damaged ship.
Russian Investigative Committee surveyed tanker wreck
On May 25, it was reported that a Russian Investigative Committee has surveyed the 'Arctic Metagaz' near Benghazi and was continuing with the forensic investigation. A team of investigators from the Committee, assisted by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Defense, had traveled to Libya. They used unmanned aerial vehicles and underwater vehicles to perform a detailed inspection of the vessel, using the tug 'Icdas 1'. They documented evidence of the fire, the complete destruction of the vessel’s control systems, and the destruction of two of the four LNG tanks. The nature of the damage indicated an external impact from explosive devices,”the Committee stated and asserted that the vessel was attacked on March 3 off the coast of Malta by unmanned aerial vehicles and unmanned boats armed with explosive devices. The team also recovered the vessel’s data recorder, which was to be decoded as part of a computer-technical examination. The tanker’s 2nd mate and a sailor who were injured during the blast and fire have successfully received medical treatment. The crew has been repatriated to Murmansk. The inspection revealed no signs of environmental contamination, and no fuel leaks were detected. Photos and video: https://pressa24.ru/25/05/2026/na-gazovoze-arktik-metagaz-kotoryj-ukraina-v-marte/ https://vkvideo.ru/video-49878783_456258346
Investigators recovered VDR
Russian investigators started analysing data from the voyage data recorder of the 'Arctic Metagaz', decoding the information as part of a computer and forensic investigation, after specialists recovered the recorder from the wreck. They had travelled to Libya with support from Russia’s Foreign Ministry and Defence Ministry to inspect the ship using drones and underwater vehicles. They found signs of fire damage, the complete destruction of the vessel’s control systems, and damage to two of the ship’s four LNG tanks, indicating an external impact from explosive devices. No fuel leaks or environmental pollution were found during the inspection. The investigators claimed that the vessel was targeted using at least two unmanned aerial vehicles and at least three unmanned boats carrying explosives. Independent verification of the incident remained limited. The Russian authorities have opened a criminal case under Article 361 of the Russian Criminal Code. The tanker was part of Russia’s sanctioned shadow fleet used to transport LNG cargoes. Report with photos: https://www.marineinsight.com/russia-recovers-black-box-from-damaged-lng-tanker-after-mediterranean-drone-attack/
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