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„Tickende Zeitbombe“: Havarier russischer Treibstofftanker driftet in der Nähe italienischer Inseln

16.03.2026

https://edition.cnn.com/2026/03/16/europe/arctic-metagaz-russian-fuel-tanker-italy-malta-intl

Von Just-Sale-7015

Just-Sale-7015 on 16.03.2026 7:08 p.m.

By the way, Euronews, citing Libyan authorities, incorrectly reported some days ago that the LNG tanker in question [sank](https://www.euronews.com/2026/03/04/russian-lng-tanker-catches-fire-and-sinks-off-the-coast-of-libya), but now it looks like it didn’t.
Successful_Cod_8904 on 16.03.2026 11:08 p.m.

How hard is it to tow this to safety or drop the ankers?
Busy-Dream-4853 on 17.03.2026 2:02 a.m.

A 100 meter anchor chain is not helping in 300 meter deep water. But wonder why nobody wants to town it for salvage fee.
artast on 17.03.2026 5:15 a.m.

Soon these ticking time bombs will be drifting across waters all over Europe until a major environmental disaster happens. This is what Turkey feared when Zelensky was blowing up oil tankers near its shores.