Greek tanker hit by unidentified object near CPC terminal, suffers minor damage, operator says
ATHENS, March 14 (Reuters) – Greek-flagged tanker Maran Homer was hit by an unidentified object while waiting for orders to enter the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) Terminal in Novorossiysk on Saturday, its manager Maran Tankers said.
The ship, which was sailing outside Russian territorial waters and was expected to pick up a supply of Kazakh crude oil, was hit at approximately 04:35 local time (0135 GMT).
“There were no injuries and the crew is safe,” Maran Tankers said in a statement, adding that there was only minor material damage to the ship’s deck and equipment.
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The tanker then left Novorossiysk, the company said.
Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Energy said there was no Kazakh oil on board at the time. The majority of Kazakhstan’s crude exports flow through CPC.
(Reporting by Renee Maltezou; Editing by Toby Chopra and Louise Heavens)
