Russian Detainment of Greek-Owned Oil Tanker in Baltic Sea
Russia has detained a Greek-owned oil tanker that departed from an Estonian Baltic Sea port, citing navigation through Russian territorial waters as the reason for the action. The tanker, owned by a Greek company and flying a Liberian flag, was traveling via a designated channel from the Sillamae port.
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Russia has detained an oil tanker owned by a Greek company after it departed from an Estonian Baltic Sea port, according to the Estonian Foreign Ministry's statement issued Sunday.
The vessel, utilizing a designated navigation channel from the Sillamae port, allegedly crossed into Russian territorial waters.
The tanker, operated under a Liberian flag, remains in detention as the diplomatic situation unfolds.
(With inputs from agencies.)
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