A liquified natural gas (LNG) carrier Russia claims was attacked by Ukraine in the Mediterranean is blackened by fire with two large holes in the hull, AFP footage showed Sunday.
The 277-metre-long Arctic Metagaz has been drifting without a crew since a series of explosions scuppered the vessel off Libya on March 3.
kAm~? $F?52J =F?49E:>6[ :E H2D d_ ?2FE:42= >:=6D D@FE9H6DE @7 |2=E2]k^Am
kAmpu! 7@@E286 E2<6? 7C@> 2 A=2?6 D9@H65 :E =:DE:?8 @?E@ @?6 D:56[ A2CED @7 :E 3=24<6?65 2?5 D6C:@FD=J 52>2865 3J 7:C6[ H:E9 EH@ 9@=6D 6:E96C D:56 :? E96 >:55=6 @7 E96 9F==]k^Am
kAm#FDD:2 244FD65 &<C2:?6 @7 2 5C@?6 2EE24< @? E96 D9:A[ H9:49 925 366? D2?4E:@?65 3J E96 &?:E65 $E2E6D 2?5 E96 tFC@A62? &?:@? 7@C 36:?8 @?6 @7 |@D4@HVD D@\42==65 QD925@H 7=66EQ]k^Am
kAm%96 7=66E :D >256 FA @7 286:?8 E2?<6CD E92E 42CCJ #FDD:2VD @:= 2?5 82D 2C@F?5 E96 H@C=5[ D<:CE:?8 (6DE6C? C6DEC:4E:@?D]k^Am
kAm#FDD:2 D2:5 E92E 2== b_ 4C6H >6>36CD 925 366? C6D4F65] &<C2:?6[ H9:49 |@D4@H :?G2565 :? u63CF2CJ a_aa[ 92D ?@E 4@>>6?E65]k^Am
kAmpFE9@C:E:6D :? |2=E2 2?5 xE2=J 92G6 366? >@?:E@C:?8 E96 A2DD286 @7 E96 HC64<[ 2>:5 A@==FE:@? 762CD]k^Am
kAm#@>6 92D D2:5 E96 D9:A H2D 42CCJ:?8 QD:8?:7:42?E BF2?E:E:6D @7 82D[ 962GJ @:=[ 2?5 5:6D6= 7F6=Q]k^Am
kAm{:3J2VD A@CE 2FE9@C:EJ D2:5 E96 D9:A 925 366? 42CCJ:?8 C@F89=J ea[___ >6EC:4 E@??6D @7 {}v :?E6?565 7@C t8JAE]k^Am
kAmt?G:C@?>6?E2= 8C@FA ((u E9:D H66< D2:5 :E H2D 2=D@ 42CCJ:?8 h__ E@??6D @7 5:6D6= 7F6=[ 2?5 H2C?65 E9:D 4@F=5 42FD6 9F86 52>286 :7 :E DA:==65 :?E@ E96 D62]k^Am
kAmQp A@E6?E:2= DA:== 4@F=5 42FD6 7:C6D[ 4CJ@86?:4 4=@F5D =6E92= E@ >2C:?6 =:76[ 2?5 H:56DAC625 2?5 =@?8\=2DE:?8 A@==FE:@? @7 H2E6C 2?5 E96 2E>@DA96C6[Q ((u xE2=J H2C?65 :? 2 DE2E6>6?E]k^Am
kAmQ%96 27764E65 2C62 :D @7 6I46AE:@?2= 64@=@8:42= G2=F6[ H:E9 7C28:=6 566A\D62 64@DJDE6>D 2?5 D@>6 @7 E96 9:896DE 3:@5:G6CD:EJ :? E96 |65:E6CC2?62? 32D:?]Qk^Am
kAm%96 {:3J2? A@CE 2FE9@C:EJ D2:5 E96 D9:A H2D 9:E 3J QDF556? 6IA=@D:@?D 7@==@H65 3J 2 >2DD:G6 7:C6[ H9:49 F=E:>2E6=J =65 E@ :ED 4@>A=6E6 D:?<:?8Q ?@CE9 @7 E96 A@CE @7 $:CE6]k^Am
kAmw@H6G6C[ |2=E2VD EC2?DA@CE 2FE9@C:EJ =2DE H66< D2:5 E96 HC64< H2D DE:== 27=@2E[ 5C:7E:?8 H:E9@FE 2 4C6H 36EH66? |2=E2 2?5 E96 xE2=:2? :D=2?5 @7 {2>A65FD2]k^Am
kAmxE2=:2? !C:>6 |:?:DE6C v:@C8:2 |6=@?: >6E H:E9 96C 5676?46[ 7@C6:8?[ 6?6C8J[ >2C:E:>6 2?5 4:G:= AC@E64E:@? >:?:DE6CD @? uC:52J E@ 5:D4FDD E96 D:EF2E:@?]k^Am
kAmp7E6CH2C5D[ 96C @77:46 4@?7:C>65 :E H2D :? 4@?E24E H:E9 |2=E2 2?5 H:==:?8 E@ 96=A H96C6 ?646DD2CJ]k^Am
kAm$2=G286 6IA6CED 2C6 2=C625J :? |2=E2 :? AC6A2C2E:@? 7@C E96 D9:AVD 2CC:G2= :? |2=E6D6 H2E6CD[ H9:=6 2 DA64:2=:DE G6DD6= :D @? :ED H2J[ 2 >2C:E:>6 D@FC46 E@=5 pu! @? $F?52J]k^Am
kAm2C^8Gk^Am