An explosion occurred on the Vilamoura tanker, part of Russia's shadow fleet, on June 27 in the engine room. The incident ...

While not carrying Russian oil directly, the vessel's route made it a target amid rising geopolitical tensions.

A tanker carrying 1 million barrels of oil experienced an explosion near Libya, its operator TMS Tankers said on June 30. The ...

The collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s Syrian regime and the increase in Russian Libya involvement may seem like unrelated phenomena. However, Russia’s shift towards Libya is a direct reaction to ...

The tanker, which previously transported Russian oil, tried to undermine off the coast of Libya. Earlier, four more vessels ...

At least four oil tankers have been involved in explosions since early 2025 that investigators believe were caused by limpet mines.

LONDON/ATHENS - A limpet mine may have caused a blast that damaged a Greek tanker sailing off Libya's coast last week, the fifth such incident to hit commercial shipping in the region in recent months ...

The Vilamoura oil tanker explosion off Libya highlights concerns about Russia's shadow fleet and sanctions evasion in global ...

An oil tanker near Libya carrying crude exploded, raising concerns as a trend of similar incidents involving vessels linked ...

Libya has been locked in a power struggle of its own, one that the redeployment of Russia’s military from Syria to North Africa could upend. Libya has known little stability since its revolution ...

If Russia entrenches itself in Libya unopposed, it will create problems for Europe in the Mediterranean and Africa. The collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s Syrian regime and the increase in Russian ...