Sig (tanker) explained

Sig (Russian: Сиг) is a Russian product tanker, designed to transport refined oil products,[1] it is long, measured at . The vessel is registered in St. Petersburg, Russia.

History

The Sig, and its owner, Transpetrochart, were placed under the United States Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctions in 2019 for supplying jet fuel to Russian forces in Syria[2] and is sanctioned by the US Department of Treasury under Ukraine/Russia-Related Sanctions Regulations UKRAINE-EO13685 which relates to blocking property of certain persons and prohibiting certain transactions with respect to the Crimea Region of Ukraine.[3]

On 5 August 2023 the tanker was reported to have been the target of a naval drone attack by Ukrainian forces in the Black Sea south of the Crimean Bridge which damaged the engine room on the starboard side. The drone carried of TNT and left a hole in the side of the ship, partly below the waterline.[4] The Russian media company TASS reported that the vessel was afloat and was being assisted by two tugboats.[5] The tanker was not carrying any cargo at the time of the attack.[6]

A video of the ship in dry dock shows the hole below the waterline to be much larger than the initial assessment.[7]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Kilner . James . 2023-08-05 . Naval drone attack damages sanctions-busting Russian tanker off Crimea . The Telegraph . 2023-08-05 . 0307-1235.
  2. Web site: Ukrainian sea drone hits sanctioned Russian tanker off Crimea . splash247.com . Ajdin . Aldis . 5 August 2023 . 20 August 2023.
  3. Web site: Sanctions List Search . United States Office of Foreign Assets Control . 6 August 2023.
  4. Web site: Our First Look At Hole Blasted Into Russian Tanker By Ukrainian Drone Boat . The War Zone . Newdick . Thomas . 10 August 2023 . 20 August 2023.
  5. Web site: Russia says tanker hit in Ukrainian attack near Crimea. Waterhouse . James. Lukiv . Jaroslav . BBC News . 5 August 2023 . 20 August 2023.
  6. Web site: Ukraine attacks shake confidence in security of Russian and Kazakh oil exports . Upstream . 7 August 2023 . 20 August 2023.
  7. A more detailed video showing the consequences of a naval drone strike on the Russian SIG tanker in the Black Sea. . 1692765674999783465 . NOELreports . 19 August 2023.

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