Italians Investigating After Explosion Damages Greek Tanker at Savona

The Italian authorities have a mystery on their hands after discovering two underwater holes in the hull of a Greek-owned tanker offloading at the port of Savona. Investigators are exploring terrorism or sabotage but will not rule out mechanical failures or previous collision damage. 

The Port Authority for Savona in Northern Italy issued a statement confirming what it called “anomalies in the unloading procedure.” The crude oil tanker Seajewel (108,888 dwt) arrived in the port on Friday, February 14 from Algeria and was directed to one of the oil terminal buoys to begin offloading. Built in 2009 and registered in Malta, the Aframax tanker has been operated by Greec…