Italy Launches Terrorism Probe Into Explosions That Blew A Hole In An Oil Tanker

Italian authorities have launched a terrorism probe into explosions that damaged an oil tanker off Northern Italy last weekend.

At the time of the explosion, the Greek-operated crude oil tanker Seajewel was anchored near the port of Savona-Vado. This is the latest in a series of similar attacks on vessels in the Mediterranean and Baltic Seas over the past month.

According to Genoa’s chief prosecutor Nicola Piacente, the investigation falls under the anti-terrorism section of the Public Prosecutor’s Office and is focused on a suspected “shipwreck aggravated by terrorist intent.”

The black box of the vessel has been taken for analysis, though the ship itself has not been seized.

The Seajewel sustained damage below the waterline due to two explosions while it was discharging oil. The tanker operator, Thenamaris, stated that routine cargo operations wer…

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