The explosion that sparked a fire in the engine room of the Kairos ship occurred about 30 miles off the Turkish coast, near the Bosphorus Strait, according to Reuters. The ship under the Gambian flag was sailing to Novorossiysk, located on the eastern coast of the Black Sea. In a separate incident, the Virat ship, also belonging to the Russian shadow fleet subject to Western sanctions, was damaged. There was also an explosion there.
What ships were damaged in the Black Sea?
What could have caused the explosion?
Where did the 'Kairos' explosion take place?
How many crew members were evacuated?
According to the news agency, the explosion was caused by the ships hitting mines.
The ship “Kairos” is in danger of sinking, which is why the Turkish services started a rescue operation. According to them, 25 crew members were evacuated.
