A drifting tanker with 99 thousand tons of oil was found in the Baltic Sea off the coast of Germany

A Panama-flagged tanker with 99,000 tons of oil on board, which lost control, was found off the coast of Germany in the Baltic Sea. About it on Friday, January 10, reports the command of the FRG maritime emergency command.

"Eventin tanker under the flag of Panama drifting at low speed in the coastal waters of the Baltic Sea north of Rügen, unable to maneuver <...> According to available data, the tanker is loaded with approximately 99 thousand tons of oil," - stated on the website of the military.

It is noted that the evacuation of the crew is not required. To clarify the situation in the specified area sent reconnaissance aircraft Do 228. To prevent danger near the tanker in distress is a multipurpose vessel Arkona of the Federal Office of Waterways and Shipping and emergency tug Bremen Fighter.

According to German media, the oil tanker is 274 meters long, the ship was bound for Egyptian Port Said, specifies "Gazeta.Ru". There is currently no threat to the environment.

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Before that, on December 26, 2024, the Finnish Border Guard Service and police stopped the oil-laden tanker Eagle S under the Cook Islands flag, which is believed to be involved in the EstLink 2 cable break at the bottom of the Baltic Sea. On Dec. 31, seven crew members of the tanker were banned from leaving the country. Later, on January 2, an eighth crew member of the Eagle S tanker was banned from leaving the country. On the same day, the Finnish electricity grid company Fingrid filed a court application with a request to seize the tanker suspected of being involved in the accident in the Gulf of Finland.