Germany came to the aid of the “Eventin” on Saturday, a tanker in difficulty that Berlin accuses of being one of the many clandestine tankers used to circumvent sanctions.
In a stormy Baltic Sea, several German assistance boats came to the rescue of an oil tanker in distress on Saturday,‘The eventwhich carries 99,000 tonnes of fuel oil and therefore presents a strong threat of oil spills. According to a spokesperson for the German command center for maritime emergencies, the rescue operations, which continued on Sunday in precarious weather conditions, aim to transport the vessel to shelter from the storm, near the harbor of Sassnitz, south of the German peninsula of Rügen.
The damage to theevent began during the night from Thursday to Friday with an engine failure following a power outage. The 274 meter long ship drifted for a time « at low speed, unable to maneuver, in coastal waters of the Baltic Sea »specified the German maritime authorities.
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But the affair quickly took a political turn, with Berlin accusingevent
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